diff --git a/MiniKeePass/MiniKeePassAppDelegate.m b/MiniKeePass/MiniKeePassAppDelegate.m
index fcf09ba4..2712becb 100644
--- a/MiniKeePass/MiniKeePassAppDelegate.m
+++ b/MiniKeePass/MiniKeePassAppDelegate.m
@@ -275,10 +275,11 @@ - (void)handlePasteboardNotification:(NSNotification *)notification {
 
         // Get the clear clipboard timeout (in seconds)
         NSInteger clearClipboardTimeout = [appSettings clearClipboardTimeout];
-        
+
+        UIApplication *application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
+
         // Initiate a background task
         __block UIBackgroundTaskIdentifier bgTask;
-        UIApplication *application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
         bgTask = [application beginBackgroundTaskWithExpirationHandler:^{
             // End the background task
             [application endBackgroundTask:bgTask];