diff --git a/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift b/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift
index 57fdb56a9..75202356d 100644
--- a/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ class CommonConfiguration: NSObject, Configurable {
         // Disable identicon use
         sdkOptions.disableIdenticonUseForUserAvatar = true
         
-        // Use UIKit BackgroundTask for handling background tasks in the SDK
-        sdkOptions.backgroundModeHandler = MXUIKitBackgroundModeHandler()
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            // Use UIKit BackgroundTask for handling background tasks in the SDK
+            sdkOptions.backgroundModeHandler = MXUIKitBackgroundModeHandler()
+        }
         
         // Pass httpAdditionalHeaders to the SDK
         sdkOptions.httpAdditionalHeaders = BuildSettings.httpAdditionalHeaders