diff --git a/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m b/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m
index fcd8d984e..0ca3feb15 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVInAppBrowser.m
@@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ - (void)openInCordovaWebView:(NSURL*)url withOptions:(NSString*)options
 
 - (void)openInSystem:(NSURL*)url
 {
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:CDVPluginHandleOpenURLNotification object:url]];
-    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
+    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url] == NO) {
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:CDVPluginHandleOpenURLNotification object:url]];
+    }
 }
 
 // This is a helper method for the inject{Script|Style}{Code|File} API calls, which