diff --git a/src/ios/CDVHostedWebApp.m b/src/ios/CDVHostedWebApp.m
index 12a19a0..11290eb 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVHostedWebApp.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVHostedWebApp.m
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ - (void)pluginInitialize
 
     // set the webview delegate to notify navigation events
     notificationDelegate = [[CVDWebViewNotificationDelegate alloc] init];
-    notificationDelegate.wrappedDelegate = self.webView.delegate;
-    [self.webView setDelegate:notificationDelegate];
+    notificationDelegate.wrappedDelegate = ((UIWebView*)self.webView).delegate;
+    [(UIWebView*)self.webView setDelegate:notificationDelegate];
 
     id offlineFeature = [manifest objectForKey:@"mjs_offline_feature"];
     if (offlineFeature != nil && [offlineFeature boolValue] == NO) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ -(BOOL) injectScripts:(NSArray *)scriptList {
         }
     }
     
-    return[self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:content] != nil;
+    return[(UIWebView*)self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:content] != nil;
 }
 
 - (BOOL) isCordovaEnabled
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ -(BOOL) isMatchingRuleForPage:(NSDictionary*) rule withPlatformCheck: (BOOL) che
         if (match != nil)
         {
             CDVWhitelist *whitelist = [[CDVWhitelist alloc] initWithArray:match];
-            NSURL* url = self.webView.request.URL;
+            NSURL* url = ((UIWebView*)self.webView).request.URL;
             isURLMatch = [whitelist URLIsAllowed:url];
         }
     }
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ - (void)updateConnectivityStatus:(NSNotification*)notification
                 }
                 else {
                     if (self.failedURL) {
-                        [self.webView loadRequest: [NSURLRequest requestWithURL: self.failedURL]];
+                        [(UIWebView*)self.webView loadRequest: [NSURLRequest requestWithURL: self.failedURL]];
                     }
                     else {
                         [self.offlineView setHidden:YES];
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ - (void)webViewDidFinishLoad:(NSNotification*)notification
             }
             
             NSString* javascript = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"window.hostedWebApp = { 'platform': '%@', 'pluginMode': '%@', 'cordovaBaseUrl': '%@'};", IOS_PLATFORM, pluginMode, cordovaBaseUrl];
-            [self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:javascript];
+            [(UIWebView*)self.webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:javascript];
             
             NSMutableArray* scripts = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
             if ([pluginMode isEqualToString:@"client"])