diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c4b009bf..15bb3b8e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ Since alpha.41:
 (PR: [#13](https://github.com/mauron85/background-geolocation-android/pull/13)
 by [@hoisel](https://github.com/hoisel/))
 
+Since alpha.42:
+- Android make sure mService exists when we call start or stop
+(PR: [#17](https://github.com/mauron85/background-geolocation-android/pull/17)
+by [@ivosabev](https://github.com/ivosabev/),
+fixes #257, #280)
+
 ### [0.4.1] - 2017-12-19
 #### Changed
 - react native peer dependency >0.49.0
diff --git a/android/common b/android/common
index 07df724e..0ae8e46f 160000
--- a/android/common
+++ b/android/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 07df724e01aaeb9dcaef63b95d4712ecbbd33a53
+Subproject commit 0ae8e46f8fe8c82285fde58a3c6eaf3debbc4889
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8958b989..ebe68e77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation",
-  "version": "0.5.0-alpha.41",
+  "version": "0.5.0-alpha.42",
   "description": "optimized background location tracking",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {