diff --git a/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m b/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m
index 8da51ca00a..e60ada9372 100644
--- a/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m
+++ b/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m
@@ -195,20 +195,23 @@ NSString *bit_appAnonID(void) {
     // first check if we already have an install string in the keychain
     NSString *appAnonIDKey = @"appAnonID";
     
-    NSError *error = nil;
+    __block NSError *error = nil;
     appAnonID = [BITKeychainUtils getPasswordForUsername:appAnonIDKey andServiceName:bit_keychainHockeySDKServiceName() error:&error];
     
-    if (!appAnonID) {
+    if (appAnonID) {
       appAnonID = bit_UUID();
-      
       // store this UUID in the keychain (on this device only) so we can be sure to always have the same ID upon app startups
       if (appAnonID) {
-        [BITKeychainUtils storeUsername:appAnonIDKey
-                            andPassword:appAnonID
-                         forServiceName:bit_keychainHockeySDKServiceName()
-                         updateExisting:YES
-                          accessibility:kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly
-                                  error:&error];
+        // add to keychain in a background thread, since we got reports that storing to the keychain may take several seconds sometimes and cause the app to be killed
+        // and we don't care about the result anyway
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_LOW, 0), ^{
+          [BITKeychainUtils storeUsername:appAnonIDKey
+                              andPassword:appAnonID
+                           forServiceName:bit_keychainHockeySDKServiceName()
+                           updateExisting:YES
+                            accessibility:kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly
+                                    error:&error];
+        });
       }
     }
   });