diff --git a/src/ios/FirebasePlugin.m b/src/ios/FirebasePlugin.m
index 5a34047dc..37d15d8c8 100644
--- a/src/ios/FirebasePlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/FirebasePlugin.m
@@ -263,12 +263,14 @@ - (void)logEvent:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
 }
 
 - (void)setScreenName:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
-    NSString* name = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
-
-    [FIRAnalytics setScreenName:name screenClass:NULL];
+    [self.commandDelegate runInBackground:^{
+        NSString* name = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
+ 
+        [FIRAnalytics setScreenName:name screenClass:NULL];
 
-    CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
-    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+        CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
+        [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+    }];
 }
 
 - (void)setUserId:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {