diff --git a/src/ios/CDVWKInAppBrowser.m b/src/ios/CDVWKInAppBrowser.m
index 9aa8c7e57..95e198ee8 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVWKInAppBrowser.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVWKInAppBrowser.m
@@ -357,8 +357,10 @@ - (void)openInCordovaWebView:(NSURL*)url withOptions:(NSString*)options
 
 - (void)openInSystem:(NSURL*)url
 {
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:CDVPluginHandleOpenURLNotification object:url]];
-    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
+    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url] == NO) {
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotification:[NSNotification notificationWithName:CDVPluginHandleOpenURLNotification object:url]];
+        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
+    }
 }
 
 - (void)loadAfterBeforeload:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command