diff --git a/src/Foundation/NSUrlSessionHandler.cs b/src/Foundation/NSUrlSessionHandler.cs
index 1e54392f7673..0955c79e892f 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/NSUrlSessionHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Foundation/NSUrlSessionHandler.cs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public NSUrlSessionHandlerTrustOverrideForUrlCallback TrustOverrideForUrl {
 		// in certain cases the user does that on purpose (BeingBackgroundTask) and wants to be able
 		// to use the network. In those cases, which are few, we want the developer to explicitly 
 		// bypass the check when there are not request in flight 
-		bool bypassBackgroundCheck;
+		bool bypassBackgroundCheck = true;
 
 		public bool BypassBackgroundSessionCheck {
 			get {