diff --git a/www/assets/js/platform.js b/www/assets/js/platform.js
index ed19589..ad2cd66 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/platform.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/platform.js
@@ -155,19 +155,6 @@ function initCordova() {
     // Handle back button to close things
     document.addEventListener("backbutton", handleBackButton, false);
     document.addEventListener("deviceready", function () {
-        if (getStorage("wakelock") == "true") {
-            window.powerManagement.acquire(function () {
-                console.log("Info", 'Wakelock acquired');
-            }, function () {
-                console.log("Warn", 'Failed to acquire wakelock');
-            });
-        } else {
-            window.powerManagement.release(function () {
-                console.log("Info", 'Wakelock released');
-            }, function () {
-                console.log("Warn", 'Failed to release wakelock');
-            });
-        }
 
         // Make sure the status bar color is set properly
         applyColorTheme();
@@ -175,6 +162,24 @@ function initCordova() {
         // start watching user position after everything's done, hopefully this will make it work
         // with ios
         setupPositionWatcher();
+
+        try {
+            if (getStorage("wakelock") == "true") {
+                window.powerManagement.acquire(function () {
+                    console.log("Info", 'Wakelock acquired');
+                }, function () {
+                    console.log("Warn", 'Failed to acquire wakelock');
+                });
+            } else {
+                window.powerManagement.release(function () {
+                    console.log("Info", 'Wakelock released');
+                }, function () {
+                    console.log("Warn", 'Failed to release wakelock');
+                });
+            }
+        } catch (ex) {
+            console.log("Warn", 'Failed to configure wakelock', ex);
+        }
     }, false);
     openBrowser = function (url) {
         cordova.InAppBrowser.open(url, '_blank', 'location=yes');