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 568cf34..8fcf45d 100644
--- a/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/CordovaHttpPlugin.m
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 @implementation CordovaHttpPlugin {
     AFSecurityPolicy *securityPolicy;
     bool redirect;
+    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager;
 }
 
 - (void)pluginInitialize {
     securityPolicy = [AFSecurityPolicy policyWithPinningMode:AFSSLPinningModeNone];
+    manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     redirect = true;
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +162,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)post:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
@@ -202,7 +203,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)get:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)put:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)patch:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
@@ -328,7 +326,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)delete:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
@@ -369,7 +366,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)head:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
     NSDictionary *parameters = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:1];
@@ -409,7 +405,6 @@
 }
 
 - (void)uploadFile:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
@@ -466,7 +461,6 @@
 
 
 - (void)downloadFile:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
-    AFHTTPSessionManager *manager = [AFHTTPSessionManager manager];
     manager.securityPolicy = securityPolicy;
 
     NSString *url = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];