diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift
index b596a8e6e7..243feae04b 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ open class InputViewController: UIInputViewController, KeymanWebViewDelegate {
     super.viewDidAppear(animated)
     setConstraints()
     inputView?.setNeedsUpdateConstraints()
+
+    //TODO: find out why this is actually happening
+    if let containerView = self.containerView {
+      if containerView.subviews.isEmpty {
+        Manager.shared.inputDelegate = self
+        containerView.addSubview(kmInputView)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   open override func willRotate(to toInterfaceOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientation, duration: TimeInterval) {