diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CoreService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CoreService.kt
index e86efab9e..7434655d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CoreService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CoreService.kt
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ class CoreService : CoreService() {
                 coreContext.notificationsManager.startForeground(this, true)
             }
             coreContext.checkIfForegroundServiceNotificationCanBeRemovedAfterDelay(5000)
+        } else {
+            ensureCoreExists(applicationContext, pushReceived = false, service = this, useAutoStartDescription = false)
         }
 
+        coreContext.notificationsManager.serviceCreated(this)
+
         return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId)
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ class CoreService : CoreService() {
                 Log.i("[Service] Task removed, stopping Core")
                 coreContext.stop()
             } else {
-                Log.w("[Service] Task removed but Core in not in background, skipping")
+                Log.w("[Service] Task removed but Core is not in background, skipping")
             }
         } else {
             Log.i("[Service] Task removed but we were asked to keep the service alive, so doing nothing")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/notifications/NotificationsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/notifications/NotificationsManager.kt
index 5c7f722bb..175a345cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/notifications/NotificationsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/notifications/NotificationsManager.kt
@@ -411,7 +411,13 @@ class NotificationsManager(private val context: Context) {
         }
     }
 
+    fun serviceCreated(createdService: CoreService) {
+        Log.i("[Notifications Manager] Service has been created, keeping it around")
+        service = createdService
+    }
+
     fun serviceDestroyed() {
+        Log.i("[Notifications Manager] Service has been destroyed")
         stopForegroundNotification()
         service = null
     }