diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCamera.java b/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCamera.java
index 063a40a..9dc3df3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCamera.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCamera.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class RCTCamera {
     }
 
 
-    public Camera acquireCameraInstance(int type) {
+    public synchronized Camera acquireCameraInstance(int type) {
         if (null == _cameras.get(type) && null != _cameraTypeToIndex.get(type)) {
             try {
                 Camera camera = Camera.open(_cameraTypeToIndex.get(type));
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class RCTCamera {
     }
 
     public void setCaptureQuality(int cameraType, String captureQuality) {
-        Camera camera = _cameras.get(cameraType);
+        Camera camera = this.acquireCameraInstance(cameraType);
         if (camera == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class RCTCamera {
     }
 
     public CamcorderProfile setCaptureVideoQuality(int cameraType, String captureQuality) {
-        Camera camera = _cameras.get(cameraType);
+        Camera camera = this.acquireCameraInstance(cameraType);
         if (camera == null) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class RCTCamera {
     }
 
     public void setTorchMode(int cameraType, int torchMode) {
-        Camera camera = _cameras.get(cameraType);
+        Camera camera = this.acquireCameraInstance(cameraType);
         if (null == camera) {
             return;
         }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public class RCTCamera {
     }
 
     public void setFlashMode(int cameraType, int flashMode) {
-        Camera camera = _cameras.get(cameraType);
+        Camera camera = this.acquireCameraInstance(cameraType);
         if (null == camera) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/ios/RCTCameraManager.m b/ios/RCTCameraManager.m
index fc9c52e..bd611f0 100644
--- a/ios/RCTCameraManager.m
+++ b/ios/RCTCameraManager.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 @interface RCTCameraManager ()
 
 @property (strong, nonatomic) RCTSensorOrientationChecker * sensorOrientationChecker;
+@property (assign, nonatomic) NSInteger* flashMode;
 
 @end
 
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(type, NSInteger, RCTCamera) {
 
         [NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter addObserver:self selector:@selector(subjectAreaDidChange:) name:AVCaptureDeviceSubjectAreaDidChangeNotification object:captureDevice];
         self.videoCaptureDeviceInput = captureDeviceInput;
+        [self setFlashMode];
       }
       else
       {
@@ -225,29 +227,33 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(type, NSInteger, RCTCamera) {
 }
 
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(flashMode, NSInteger, RCTCamera) {
-  AVCaptureDevice *device = [self.videoCaptureDeviceInput device];
-  NSError *error = nil;
-  NSInteger *flashMode = [RCTConvert NSInteger:json];
+    self.flashMode = [RCTConvert NSInteger:json];
+    [self setFlashMode];
+}
 
-  if (![device hasFlash]) return;
-  if (![device lockForConfiguration:&error]) {
-    NSLog(@"%@", error);
-    return;
-  }
-  if (device.hasFlash && [device isFlashModeSupported:flashMode])
-  {
+- (void)setFlashMode {
+    AVCaptureDevice *device = [self.videoCaptureDeviceInput device];
     NSError *error = nil;
-    if ([device lockForConfiguration:&error])
-    {
-      [device setFlashMode:flashMode];
-      [device unlockForConfiguration];
+    
+    if (![device hasFlash]) return;
+    if (![device lockForConfiguration:&error]) {
+        NSLog(@"%@", error);
+        return;
     }
-    else
+    if (device.hasFlash && [device isFlashModeSupported:self.flashMode])
     {
-      NSLog(@"%@", error);
+        NSError *error = nil;
+        if ([device lockForConfiguration:&error])
+        {
+            [device setFlashMode:self.flashMode];
+            [device unlockForConfiguration];
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            NSLog(@"%@", error);
+        }
     }
-  }
-  [device unlockForConfiguration];
+    [device unlockForConfiguration];
 }
 
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(torchMode, NSInteger, RCTCamera) {
@@ -513,6 +519,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(hasFlash:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve reject:(RCTPromiseRej
       }
       else if (type == AVMediaTypeVideo) {
         self.videoCaptureDeviceInput = captureDeviceInput;
+        [self setFlashMode];
       }
       [self.metadataOutput setMetadataObjectTypes:self.metadataOutput.availableMetadataObjectTypes];
     }