diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/reactnative/LaunchdarklyReactNativeClientModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/reactnative/LaunchdarklyReactNativeClientModule.java
index ccb0a15..7963867 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/reactnative/LaunchdarklyReactNativeClientModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/reactnative/LaunchdarklyReactNativeClientModule.java
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ public void run() {
                 }
             }
         });
-        background.run();
+        background.start();
     }
 
     @ReactMethod