diff --git a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java
index 5ca3de5807..4f5bd29dd3 100644
--- a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java
+++ b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ public class SystemKeyboard extends InputMethodService implements OnKeyboardEven
       if (exText != null)
         exText = null;
     }
-    // Initialize keyboard options
-    KMManager.sendOptionsToKeyboard();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/AdjustLongpressDelayActivity.java b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/AdjustLongpressDelayActivity.java
index e79cb917ff..596c247d09 100644
--- a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/AdjustLongpressDelayActivity.java
+++ b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/AdjustLongpressDelayActivity.java
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ public class AdjustLongpressDelayActivity extends BaseActivity {
     // Store the longpress delay as a reference
     // and then update KeymanWeb with the longpress delay
     KMManager.setLongpressDelay(currentDelayTimeMS);
-    KMManager.sendOptionsToKeyboard();
 
     super.onBackPressed();
   }
diff --git a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/MainActivity.java b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/MainActivity.java
index 908d2f4538..37eb8eb685 100644
--- a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/MainActivity.java
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity implements OnKeyboardEventListene
 
   @Override
   public void onKeyboardLoaded(KeyboardType keyboardType) {
-    // Initialize keyboard options
-    KMManager.sendOptionsToKeyboard();
+    // Do nothing
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js
index 0bd199b4d6..ad440d493a 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var bannerImagePath = '';
 var bannerHTMLContents = '';
 var fragmentToggle = 0;
 var deferredBannerCall;
+var longpressDelay = null;
 
 var sentryManager = new KeymanSentryManager({
   hostPlatform: "android"
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ function init() {
 
       keyman.refreshOskLayout();
     }
+    // Initialize the longpress delay
+    if(longpressDelay !== null) {
+      setLongpressDelay(longpressDelay);
+    }
   });
 
   keyman.addEventListener('keyboardloaded', setIsChiral);
@@ -128,11 +133,10 @@ function notifyHost(event, params) {
 // Update the KeymanWeb longpress delay
 // delay is in milliseconds
 function setLongpressDelay(delay) {
-  if (keyman.osk) {
+  longpressDelay = delay;
+  if (keyman && keyman.osk) {
     keyman.osk.gestureParams.longpress.waitLength = delay;
     console_debug('setLongpressDelay('+delay+')');
-  } else {
-    window.console.log('setLongpressDelay error: keyman.osk undefined');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java
index 0e4c261232..72e2d29811 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ public final class KMManager {
       }
       keyboard.setBanner(KMManager.BannerType.HTML);
       keyboard.showBanner(true);
+      sendLongpressDelay();
     }
     setEngineWebViewVersionStatus(appContext, keyboard);
   }
@@ -921,7 +922,7 @@ public final class KMManager {
       copyAsset(context, KMFilename_KmwCss, "", true);
       copyAsset(context, KMFilename_KmwGlobeHintCss, "", true);
       copyAsset(context, KMFilename_Osk_Ttf_Font, "", true);
-      
+
       // Needed until our minimum version of Chrome is 61.0+.
       copyAsset(context, KMFilename_JSPolyfill2, "", true);
 
@@ -2124,7 +2125,7 @@ public final class KMManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Set the longpress delay (in milliseconds) as a stored preference.
+   * Set the longpress delay (in milliseconds) as a stored preference and sends to KeymanWeb.
    * Valid range is 300 ms to 1500 ms. Returns true if the preference is successfully stored.
    * @param longpressDelay - int longpress delay in milliseconds
    * @return boolean
@@ -2140,17 +2141,19 @@ public final class KMManager {
     editor.putInt(KMKey_LongpressDelay, longpressDelay);
     editor.commit();
 
+    // Send longpress delay to KeymanWeb
+    sendLongpressDelay();
+
     return true;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sends options to the KeymanWeb keyboard.
+   * Sends longpress delay to the KeymanWeb keyboard.
    * 1. number of milliseconds to trigger a longpress gesture.
-   * This method requires a keyboard to be loaded for the value to take effect.
    */
-  public static void sendOptionsToKeyboard() {
+  private static void sendLongpressDelay() {
     int longpressDelay = getLongpressDelay();
-    if (isKeyboardLoaded(KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP)) {
+    if (InAppKeyboard != null) {
       InAppKeyboard.loadJavascript(KMString.format("setLongpressDelay(%d)", longpressDelay));
     }