diff --git a/ios/RNVolumeControl/RNVolumeControl.m b/ios/RNVolumeControl/RNVolumeControl.m
index 7ca296c..ebc4372 100644
--- a/ios/RNVolumeControl/RNVolumeControl.m
+++ b/ios/RNVolumeControl/RNVolumeControl.m
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ + (BOOL) requiresMainQueueSetup {
 
 - (void)initAudioSessionObserver{
     audioSession = [AVAudioSession sharedInstance];
+    [audioSession setActive:YES error:nil];
     [audioSession addObserver:self forKeyPath:@"outputVolume" options:0 context:nil];
 }