diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/MainActivity.java
index 6748680..807291c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/MainActivity.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package org.communiquons.comunic;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import org.communiquons.comunic.independentnotifications.NotificationsChannel;
+import org.communiquons.comunic.independentnotifications.NotificationsService;
 
 import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity;
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine;
@@ -13,6 +14,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends FlutterActivity {
 
     private static final String INDEPENDENT_NOTIFICATIONS_CHANNEL = "org.communiquons.comunic/independent-push-notifications-service";
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
+        NotificationsService.startService(this);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void configureFlutterEngine(@NonNull FlutterEngine flutterEngine) {
         super.configureFlutterEngine(flutterEngine);
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/independentnotifications/NotificationsService.java b/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/independentnotifications/NotificationsService.java
index f32ea5f..27de683 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/independentnotifications/NotificationsService.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/org/communiquons/comunic/independentnotifications/NotificationsService.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class NotificationsService extends Service implements Runnable {
     private static final int NOTIFS_ID = 10;
 
     private static final int CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 1000;
-    private static final int RECONNECT_INTERVAL = 10000;
+    private static final int RECONNECT_INTERVAL = 60000;
     private static final int PING_INTERVAL = 15000;
 
     private Thread thread;
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ public class NotificationsService extends Service implements Runnable {
 
     @Override
     public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
+        if (thread != null) {
+            System.out.println("The service has already been started. Skipping initialization...");
+            return START_STICKY;
+        }
+
+
         createServiceNotificationChannel();
 
         Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);