diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 0d746e064..de3122b2c 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -788,4 +788,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 77ed9526d4011b245ce5afa1ea331dea4c67d753
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.14.3
+COCOAPODS: 1.14.2
diff --git a/ios/iNaturalistReactNative.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/iNaturalistReactNative.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5aaeb4636..7e31f2b17 100644
--- a/ios/iNaturalistReactNative.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/iNaturalistReactNative.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -978,7 +978,11 @@
 					"-DFOLLY_MOBILE=1",
 					"-DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1",
 				);
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(inherited)";
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
+					"$(inherited)",
+					"-Wl",
+					"-ld_classic",
+				);
 				REACT_NATIVE_PATH = "${PODS_ROOT}/../../node_modules/react-native";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 			};
@@ -1047,7 +1051,11 @@
 					"-DFOLLY_MOBILE=1",
 					"-DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1",
 				);
-				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(inherited)";
+				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
+					"$(inherited)",
+					"-Wl",
+					"-ld_classic",
+				);
 				REACT_NATIVE_PATH = "${PODS_ROOT}/../../node_modules/react-native";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 				VALIDATE_PRODUCT = YES;
diff --git a/src/components/ObsDetails/ObsDetailsContainer.js b/src/components/ObsDetails/ObsDetailsContainer.js
index 20721a828..2619d1d28 100644
--- a/src/components/ObsDetails/ObsDetailsContainer.js
+++ b/src/components/ObsDetails/ObsDetailsContainer.js
@@ -245,7 +245,11 @@ const ObsDetailsContainer = ( ): Node => {
         markViewedLocally( );
         queryClient.invalidateQueries( [fetchObservationUpdatesKey] );
         refetchObservationUpdates( );
-        setObservationMarkedAsViewedAt( new Date( ) );
+
+        // make sure we dont ask api the number of notifications
+        // until its ready to return an accurate result
+        setTimeout( () => { setObservationMarkedAsViewedAt( new Date( ) ); }, 2000 );
+        setTimeout( () => { setObservationMarkedAsViewedAt( new Date( ) ); }, 5000 );
       }
     }
   );