diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
index f5281a1..f5b0d6f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements DefaultHardwareBac
      */
     private boolean serviceRunning;
     private CheckSdkReadyTask checkSdkReadyTask;
-    private boolean lbrySdkReady;
     private boolean receivedStopService;
     private PermissionListener permissionListener;
+    public static boolean lbrySdkReady;
 
     protected String getMainComponentName() {
         return "LBRYApp";
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/FirebaseModule.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/FirebaseModule.java
index f23aa8e..74dfe9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/FirebaseModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/FirebaseModule.java
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ public class FirebaseModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     @ReactMethod
     public void logException(boolean fatal, String message, String error) {
         Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
-        bundle.putString("message", message);
-        bundle.putString("error", error);
+        bundle.putString("exception_message", message);
+        bundle.putString("exception_error", error);
         if (firebaseAnalytics != null) {
             firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(fatal ? "reactjs_exception" : "reactjs_warning", bundle);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/UtilityModule.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/UtilityModule.java
index d008170..aac2e99 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/UtilityModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/reactmodules/UtilityModule.java
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ import android.view.WindowManager;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Callback;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
 import com.facebook.react.common.MapBuilder;
 
+import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
 import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -509,6 +511,15 @@ public class UtilityModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
         promise.resolve(platform);
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void checkSdkReady() {
+        // check that the sdk ready when the service is already running so that we can send the ready event
+        ReactContext reactContext = (ReactContext) context;
+        if (MainActivity.lbrySdkReady && reactContext != null) {
+            reactContext.getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class).emit("onSdkReady", null);
+        }
+    }
+
     @ReactMethod
     public void log(String tag, String message) {
         android.util.Log.d(tag, message);