diff --git a/Linphone/Core/CoreContext.swift b/Linphone/Core/CoreContext.swift
index cbe05f92f..cee0d0ef3 100644
--- a/Linphone/Core/CoreContext.swift
+++ b/Linphone/Core/CoreContext.swift
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ class CoreContext: ObservableObject {
 	}
 	
 	func onEnterBackground() {
-		coreQueue.sync {
+		coreQueue.async {
 			// We can't rely on defaultAccount?.params?.isPublishEnabled
 			// as it will be modified by the SDK when changing the presence status
 			Log.info("App is in background, un-PUBLISHING presence info")