diff --git a/ios/Classes/FlutterIsolatePlugin.m b/ios/Classes/FlutterIsolatePlugin.m
index e344ad1..2d679af 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/FlutterIsolatePlugin.m
+++ b/ios/Classes/FlutterIsolatePlugin.m
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ @implementation IsolateHolder
 
 @interface FlutterIsolatePlugin()
 @property(nonatomic) NSObject<FlutterPluginRegistrar> * registrar;
+@property(nonatomic) FlutterEngineGroup* engineGroup; 
 @property(nonatomic) FlutterMethodChannel* controlChannel;
 @property FlutterEventSink sink;
 @end
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ + (void)registerWithRegistrar:(NSObject<FlutterPluginRegistrar>*)registrar {
     FlutterIsolatePlugin *plugin = [[FlutterIsolatePlugin alloc] init];
     
     plugin.registrar = registrar;
+
+    plugin.engineGroup = [[FlutterEngineGroup alloc] initWithName:@"flutter_isolate" project:nil];
     
     plugin.controlChannel = [FlutterMethodChannel methodChannelWithName:FLUTTER_ISOLATE_NAMESPACE @"/control"
                                                         binaryMessenger:[registrar messenger]];
@@ -65,20 +68,21 @@ - (void)startNextIsolate {
 
     FlutterCallbackInformation *info = [FlutterCallbackCache lookupCallbackInformation:isolate.entryPoint];
 
-    isolate.engine = [FlutterEngine alloc];
+    isolate.engine = [self.engineGroup makeEngineWithEntrypoint:info.callbackName libraryURI:info.callbackLibraryPath];
+
     if ([isolate.engine respondsToSelector:@selector(initWithName:project:allowHeadlessExecution:)]) {
+        // use headless execution, if we can
         ((id(*)(id,SEL,id,id,id))objc_msgSend)(isolate.engine, @selector(initWithName:project:allowHeadlessExecution:) , isolate.isolateId, nil, @(YES));
-    }
-    else // older versions before above is available
+    } else {
+        // older versions before above is available
         [isolate.engine initWithName:isolate.isolateId project:nil];
-
+    }
 
     /* not entire sure if a listen on an event channel will be queued
      * as we cannot register the event channel until after runWithEntryPoint has been called. If it is not queued
      * then this will be a race on the FlutterEventChannels initialization, and could deadlock. */
     [isolate.engine runWithEntrypoint:info.callbackName libraryURI:info.callbackLibraryPath];
 
-
     isolate.controlChannel = [FlutterMethodChannel methodChannelWithName:FLUTTER_ISOLATE_NAMESPACE @"/control"
                                          binaryMessenger:isolate.engine];