diff --git a/ios/Classes/FlutterBluePlugin.m b/ios/Classes/FlutterBluePlugin.m
index 65a73b6d..2b9de34f 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/FlutterBluePlugin.m
+++ b/ios/Classes/FlutterBluePlugin.m
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ + (void)registerWithRegistrar:(NSObject<FlutterPluginRegistrar>*)registrar {
   FlutterEventChannel* stateChannel = [FlutterEventChannel eventChannelWithName:NAMESPACE @"/state" binaryMessenger:[registrar messenger]];
   FlutterBluePlugin* instance = [[FlutterBluePlugin alloc] init];
   instance.channel = channel;
-  instance.centralManager = [[CBCentralManager alloc] initWithDelegate:instance queue:nil];
   instance.scannedPeripherals = [NSMutableDictionary new];
   instance.servicesThatNeedDiscovered = [NSMutableArray new];
   instance.characteristicsThatNeedDiscovered = [NSMutableArray new];
@@ -67,7 +66,12 @@ - (void)handleMethodCall:(FlutterMethodCall*)call result:(FlutterResult)result {
     NSNumber *logLevelIndex = [call arguments];
     _logLevel = (LogLevel)[logLevelIndex integerValue];
     result(nil);
-  } else if ([@"state" isEqualToString:call.method]) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (self.centralManager == nil) {
+    self.centralManager = [[CBCentralManager alloc] initWithDelegate:self queue:nil];
+  }
+  if ([@"state" isEqualToString:call.method]) {
     FlutterStandardTypedData *data = [self toFlutterData:[self toBluetoothStateProto:self->_centralManager.state]];
     result(data);
   } else if([@"isAvailable" isEqualToString:call.method]) {
diff --git a/lib/src/flutter_blue.dart b/lib/src/flutter_blue.dart
index 6d2f76e9..40957fdc 100644
--- a/lib/src/flutter_blue.dart
+++ b/lib/src/flutter_blue.dart
@@ -74,10 +74,8 @@ class FlutterBlue {
   }
 
   _setLogLevelIfAvailable() async {
-    if (await isAvailable) {
-      // Send the log level to the underlying platforms.
-      setLogLevel(logLevel);
-    }
+    // Send the log level to the underlying platforms.
+    setLogLevel(logLevel);
   }
 
   /// Starts a scan for Bluetooth Low Energy devices and returns a stream