diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/RNNotificationsModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/RNNotificationsModule.java
index 8a85a6bed6ae6c8c771c35a940026b32f0cae606..3662ab85c8f6a6f12a31ca0eeaaad6a34f0dd3f6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/RNNotificationsModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/RNNotificationsModule.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import com.wix.reactnativenotifications.core.notificationdrawer.IPushNotificatio
 import com.wix.reactnativenotifications.core.notificationdrawer.PushNotificationsDrawer;
 import com.wix.reactnativenotifications.gcm.FcmInstanceIdRefreshHandlerService;
 
+import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp;
+
 import static com.wix.reactnativenotifications.Defs.LOGTAG;
 
 public class RNNotificationsModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements AppLifecycleFacade.AppVisibilityListener, Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks {
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ public class RNNotificationsModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements
     public RNNotificationsModule(Application application, ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
         super(reactContext);
 
+        FirebaseApp.initializeApp(reactContext.getApplicationContext());
         if (AppLifecycleFacadeHolder.get() instanceof ReactAppLifecycleFacade) {
             ((ReactAppLifecycleFacade) AppLifecycleFacadeHolder.get()).init(reactContext);
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d71084ece778d9396e1764baee9769a79193ef89..1f26a596f04ab4d110f4a93a0d40f58912ec4633 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-notifications",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "description": "Advanced Push Notifications (Silent, interactive notifications) for iOS & Android",
   "author": "Lidan Hifi <lidan.hifi@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",