diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 208a9fd17..23e530069 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Changes to be released in next version
  * RoomVC: Avoid navigation to integration management using integration popup with settings set to integration disabled (#4261).
  * RiotSettings: Logging out resets RiotSettings (#4259).
  * RoomVC: Crash in `setScrollToBottomHidden` method (#4270).
+ * Notifications: Make them work in debug mode (#4274).
 
 ⚠️ API Changes
  * 
diff --git a/Config/AppConfiguration.swift b/Config/AppConfiguration.swift
index 7a8259772..597876852 100644
--- a/Config/AppConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Config/AppConfiguration.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class AppConfiguration: CommonConfiguration {
         // Each room member will be considered as a potential contact.
         MXKContactManager.shared().contactManagerMXRoomSource = MXKContactManagerMXRoomSource.all
         
+        // Use UIKit BackgroundTask for handling background tasks in the SDK
+        MXSDKOptions.sharedInstance().backgroundModeHandler = MXUIKitBackgroundModeHandler()
+        
         // Enable key backup on app
         MXSDKOptions.sharedInstance().enableKeyBackupWhenStartingMXCrypto = true
     }
diff --git a/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift b/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift
index 57fdb56a9..1583fdc78 100644
--- a/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift
+++ b/Config/CommonConfiguration.swift
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class CommonConfiguration: NSObject, Configurable {
         // Disable identicon use
         sdkOptions.disableIdenticonUseForUserAvatar = true
         
-        // Use UIKit BackgroundTask for handling background tasks in the SDK
-        sdkOptions.backgroundModeHandler = MXUIKitBackgroundModeHandler()
-        
         // Pass httpAdditionalHeaders to the SDK
         sdkOptions.httpAdditionalHeaders = BuildSettings.httpAdditionalHeaders