diff --git a/lib/src/notification.ios.js b/lib/src/notification.ios.js
index 39ee60c1c80f81a3c950d012c716752332d15afd..0d9b58a35a583e1bdf1e1da02690d667cddc97e0 100644
--- a/lib/src/notification.ios.js
+++ b/lib/src/notification.ios.js
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ export default class IOSNotification {
       this._type = 'managed';
       this._thread = notification.aps.thread;
     } else if (
-      notification.aps &&
-      notification.aps.alert) {
+      notification.aps) {
       // regular notification
       this._alert = notification.aps.alert;
       this._sound = notification.aps.sound;