diff --git a/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp b/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp
index 58b61c3bc..bf9e7a991 100644
--- a/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform-helpers/android-platform-helpers.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ AndroidPlatformHelpers::AndroidPlatformHelpers (LinphoneCore *lc, void *systemCo
 	mGetConfigPathId = getMethodId(env, klass, "getConfigPath", "()Ljava/lang/String;");
 	mGetNativeLibraryDirId = getMethodId(env, klass, "getNativeLibraryDir", "()Ljava/lang/String;");
 
-	jmethodID initCoreId = getMethodId(env, klass, "initCore", "(J)V");
-	env->CallVoidMethod(mJavaHelper, initCoreId, lc);
-
 	jobject pm = env->CallObjectMethod(mJavaHelper, mGetPowerManagerId);
 	belle_sip_wake_lock_init(env, pm);
 
diff --git a/wrappers/java/classes/tools/AndroidPlatformHelper.java b/wrappers/java/classes/tools/AndroidPlatformHelper.java
index ccd20b7ee..f5ae28008 100644
--- a/wrappers/java/classes/tools/AndroidPlatformHelper.java
+++ b/wrappers/java/classes/tools/AndroidPlatformHelper.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class AndroidPlatformHelper {
 		mWifiLock.setReferenceCounted(true);
 
 		String basePath = mContext.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath();
-		//make sur to follow same path as unix version of the sdk
+		//make sure to follow same path as unix version of the sdk
 		mLinphoneRootCaFile = basePath + "/share/linphone/rootca.pem";
 		mRingSoundFile = basePath + "/share/sounds/linphone/rings/notes_of_the_optimistic.mkv";
 		mRingbackSoundFile = basePath + "/share/sounds/linphone/ringback.wav";
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ public class AndroidPlatformHelper {
 		mGrammarVcardFile = basePath + "/share/belr/grammars/vcard_grammar";
 		mUserCertificatePath = basePath;
 
-		copyAssetsFromPackage();
+		try{
+			copyAssetsFromPackage();
+		}catch (IOException e) {
+			Log.e("AndroidPlatformHelper(): failed to install some resources.");
+		}
 	}