diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 814f9ad..8ab1122 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-plugin-x-toast",
-  "version": "2.2.2",
+  "version": "2.2.3",
   "description": "This plugin allows you to show a Toast. A Toast is a little non intrusive buttonless popup which automatically disappears.",
   "cordova": {
     "id": "cordova-plugin-x-toast",
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 1eee3de..eed502e 100755
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <plugin xmlns="http://apache.org/cordova/ns/plugins/1.0"
         xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         id="cordova-plugin-x-toast"
-        version="2.2.2">
+        version="2.2.3">
 
   <name>Toast</name>
 
diff --git a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
index 20f8cdf..f9d9f9c 100644
--- a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
+++ b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package nl.xservices.plugins;
 
 import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.Gravity;
+
 import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
 import org.apache.cordova.CordovaPlugin;
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
 /*
     // TODO nice way for the Toast plugin to offer a longer delay than the default short and long options
     // TODO also look at https://github.com/JohnPersano/Supertoasts
@@ -53,13 +57,16 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
       cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
           android.widget.Toast toast = android.widget.Toast.makeText(
-              cordova.getActivity().getWindow().getContext(),
+//              cordova.getActivity().getWindow().getContext(),
+              cordova.getActivity().getApplicationContext(),
               message,
               "short".equals(duration) ? android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT : android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
 
-//          toast.getView().setBackgroundColor(Color.GRAY);
-//          toast.getView().setPadding(20, 10, 20, 10);
-          toast.getView().getBackground().setTint(Color.DKGRAY);
+          try {
+            final Method setTintMethod = Drawable.class.getMethod("setTint", int.class);
+            setTintMethod.invoke(toast.getView().getBackground(), Color.DKGRAY);
+          } catch (Exception ignore) {
+          }
           if ("top".equals(position)) {
             toast.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20 + addPixelsY);
           } else  if ("bottom".equals(position)) {