diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/webserver/ZimHostActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/webserver/ZimHostActivity.java
index f440fd5a8..f2ae43c35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/webserver/ZimHostActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/webserver/ZimHostActivity.java
@@ -343,9 +343,6 @@ public class ZimHostActivity extends BaseActivity implements
   }
 
   @Override public void onHotspotTurnedOn(@NonNull WifiConfiguration wifiConfiguration) {
-
-    hotspotService.startForegroundNotificationHelper();
-
     alertDialogShower.show(new KiwixDialog.ShowHotspotDetails(wifiConfiguration),
         new Function0<Unit>() {
           @Override public Unit invoke() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/wifi_hotspot/HotspotService.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/wifi_hotspot/HotspotService.java
index 9ca396ad5..35d69fed9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/wifi_hotspot/HotspotService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/wifi_hotspot/HotspotService.java
@@ -186,12 +186,13 @@ public class HotspotService extends Service implements HotspotStateListener {
     zimHostCallbacks = myCallback;
   }
 
-  public void startForegroundNotificationHelper() {
+  private void startForegroundNotificationHelper() {
     startForeground(HOTSPOT_NOTIFICATION_ID,
         buildForegroundNotification(getString(R.string.hotspot_running)));
   }
 
   @Override public void onHotspotTurnedOn(@NonNull WifiConfiguration wifiConfiguration) {
+    startForegroundNotificationHelper();
     zimHostCallbacks.onHotspotTurnedOn(wifiConfiguration);
   }