diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27c8391..26d7875 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 2.0.6
 
 - Fixed #187: setSSLCertMode with "default" throws an error on Android
+- Fixed #115: HTTP connections are not kept alive on iOS (thanks MorpheusDe97)
 
 ## 2.0.5
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 74651f6..b168be6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-plugin-advanced-http",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
index 3df7b06..8fcf45d 100644
--- a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 - (void)pluginInitialize {
     securityPolicy = [AFSecurityPolicy policyWithPinningMode:AFSSLPinningModeNone];
-    redirect = true;
     manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
+    redirect = true;
 }
 
 - (void)setRequestSerializer:(NSString*)serializerName forManager:(AFHTTPSessionManager*)manager {