diff --git a/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketAdapter.m b/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketAdapter.m
index 83fd2f2..b725d31 100644
--- a/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketAdapter.m
+++ b/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketAdapter.m
@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@ NSOutputStream *outputStream;
     
     inputStream = (__bridge NSInputStream *)readStream;
     [inputStream setDelegate:self];
-    [inputStream scheduleInRunLoop:[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] forMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode];
+    //[inputStream scheduleInRunLoop:[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] forMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode];
     [inputStream open];
     
     outputStream = (__bridge NSOutputStream *)writeStream;
     [outputStream open];
+    
+    [self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(runReadLoop) withObject:nil waitUntilDone:NO];
+}
+
+
+- (void)runReadLoop {
+    [inputStream scheduleInRunLoop:[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] forMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode];
 }
 
 - (void)close {
diff --git a/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketPlugin.m b/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketPlugin.m
index 1182586..d4fec0c 100644
--- a/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/SocketsForCordova/Classes/SocketPlugin.m
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     [self.commandDelegate runInBackground:^{
         @try {
             [socket connect:host port:port];
+            
             [self.commandDelegate
              sendPluginResult:[CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK]
              callbackId:command.callbackId];