diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index edda018b..df93594b 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 
         <service
                 android:name=".ShadowsocksRunnerService"
-                android:process=":bg"
                 android:exported="false">
         </service>
 
diff --git a/src/main/aidl/com/github/shadowsocks/aidl/IShadowsocksService.aidl b/src/main/aidl/com/github/shadowsocks/aidl/IShadowsocksService.aidl
index 7245721e..d8999810 100644
--- a/src/main/aidl/com/github/shadowsocks/aidl/IShadowsocksService.aidl
+++ b/src/main/aidl/com/github/shadowsocks/aidl/IShadowsocksService.aidl
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ interface IShadowsocksService {
   oneway void unregisterCallback(IShadowsocksServiceCallback cb);
 
   oneway void use(in int profileId);
+  void useSync(in int profileId);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/BaseService.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/BaseService.scala
index e8db2fdf..eccec110 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/BaseService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/BaseService.scala
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ trait BaseService extends Service {
         case _ => Log.w(BaseService.this.getClass.getSimpleName, "Illegal state when invoking use: " + state)
       }
     })
+
+    override def useSync(profileId: Int) = use(profileId)
   }
 
   def checkProfile(profile: Profile) = if (TextUtils.isEmpty(profile.host) || TextUtils.isEmpty(profile.password)) {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksRunnerService.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksRunnerService.scala
index 590ab4f2..d4ea05e7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksRunnerService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksRunnerService.scala
@@ -54,17 +54,14 @@ class ShadowsocksRunnerService extends Service with ServiceBoundContext {
   }
 
   override def onServiceConnected() {
-    if (bgService != null) {
+    handler.postDelayed(() => if (bgService != null) {
       if (app.isNatEnabled) startBackgroundService()
       else if (VpnService.prepare(ShadowsocksRunnerService.this) == null) startBackgroundService()
-    }
-    handler.postDelayed(() => stopSelf() , 1000)
+      stopSelf()
+    }, 1000)
   }
 
-  def startBackgroundService() = {
-    bgService.use(app.profileId)
-    bgService.getState  // ensure the oneway call to use is finished
-  }
+  def startBackgroundService() = bgService.useSync(app.profileId)
 
   override def onCreate() {
     super.onCreate()