diff --git a/lib/common/mobile/ios/device/ios-device.ts b/lib/common/mobile/ios/device/ios-device.ts
index e10a589114..3e75d06f8b 100644
--- a/lib/common/mobile/ios/device/ios-device.ts
+++ b/lib/common/mobile/ios/device/ios-device.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class IOSDevice extends IOSDeviceBase {
 		private $injector: IInjector,
 		protected $iOSDebuggerPortService: IIOSDebuggerPortService,
 		protected $deviceLogProvider: Mobile.IDeviceLogProvider,
+		protected $logger: ILogger,
 		protected $lockService: ILockService,
 		private $iOSSocketRequestExecutor: IiOSSocketRequestExecutor,
 		private $devicePlatformsConstants: Mobile.IDevicePlatformsConstants,
diff --git a/lib/common/mobile/ios/ios-device-base.ts b/lib/common/mobile/ios/ios-device-base.ts
index 62be589cfc..302f7d4112 100644
--- a/lib/common/mobile/ios/ios-device-base.ts
+++ b/lib/common/mobile/ios/ios-device-base.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export abstract class IOSDeviceBase implements Mobile.IiOSDevice {
 	protected abstract $deviceLogProvider: Mobile.IDeviceLogProvider;
 	protected abstract $iOSDebuggerPortService: IIOSDebuggerPortService;
 	protected abstract $lockService: ILockService;
+	protected abstract $logger: ILogger;
 	abstract deviceInfo: Mobile.IDeviceInfo;
 	abstract applicationManager: Mobile.IDeviceApplicationManager;
 	abstract fileSystem: Mobile.IDeviceFileSystem;
@@ -22,8 +23,12 @@ export abstract class IOSDeviceBase implements Mobile.IiOSDevice {
 				}
 
 				await this.attachToDebuggerFoundEvent(appId, projectName);
-				if (ensureAppStarted) {
-					await this.applicationManager.startApplication({ appId, projectName });
+				try {
+					if (ensureAppStarted) {
+						await this.applicationManager.startApplication({ appId, projectName });
+					}
+				} catch (err) {
+					this.$logger.trace(`Unable to start application ${appId} on device ${this.deviceInfo.identifier} in getDebugSocket method. Error is: ${err}`);
 				}
 
 				this.cachedSockets[appId] = await this.getDebugSocketCore(appId);
diff --git a/lib/common/mobile/ios/simulator/ios-simulator-device.ts b/lib/common/mobile/ios/simulator/ios-simulator-device.ts
index 50a178d4f3..e6b6cbf02b 100644
--- a/lib/common/mobile/ios/simulator/ios-simulator-device.ts
+++ b/lib/common/mobile/ios/simulator/ios-simulator-device.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class IOSSimulator extends IOSDeviceBase implements Mobile.IiOSDevice {
 		private $iOSEmulatorServices: Mobile.IiOSSimulatorService,
 		private $iOSNotification: IiOSNotification,
 		private $iOSSimulatorLogProvider: Mobile.IiOSSimulatorLogProvider,
-		private $logger: ILogger) {
+		protected $logger: ILogger) {
 		super();
 		this.applicationManager = this.$injector.resolve(applicationManagerPath.IOSSimulatorApplicationManager, { iosSim: this.$iOSSimResolver.iOSSim, device: this });
 		this.fileSystem = this.$injector.resolve(fileSystemPath.IOSSimulatorFileSystem, { iosSim: this.$iOSSimResolver.iOSSim });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93304186f6..59f557644b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript",
   "preferGlobal": true,
-  "version": "5.4.1",
+  "version": "5.4.2",
   "author": "Telerik <support@telerik.com>",
   "description": "Command-line interface for building NativeScript projects",
   "bin": {