diff --git a/apple/iOS/RetroArch-Info.plist b/apple/iOS/RetroArch-Info.plist
index a466763c29..f150d7fd46 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/RetroArch-Info.plist
+++ b/apple/iOS/RetroArch-Info.plist
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
+	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
+	<false/>
 	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
 	<string>en</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
diff --git a/apple/iOS/platform.m b/apple/iOS/platform.m
index 06e0c349b8..0a489d24dc 100644
--- a/apple/iOS/platform.m
+++ b/apple/iOS/platform.m
@@ -262,28 +262,28 @@ static void handle_touch_event(NSArray* touches)
    // Read load time settings
    config_file_t* conf = config_file_new([self.systemConfigPath UTF8String]);
 
+   // Get enabled orientations
+   static const struct { const char* setting; uint32_t orientation; } orientationSettings[4] =
+   {
+      { "ios_allow_portrait", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait },
+      { "ios_allow_portrait_upside_down", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortraitUpsideDown },
+      { "ios_allow_landscape_left", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeLeft },
+      { "ios_allow_landscape_right", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeRight }
+   };
+   
+   _enabledOrientations = 0;
+   
+   for (int i = 0; i < 4; i ++)
+   {
+      bool enabled = false;
+      bool found = conf && config_get_bool(conf, orientationSettings[i].setting, &enabled);
+         
+      if (!found || enabled)
+         _enabledOrientations |= orientationSettings[i].orientation;
+   }
+
    if (conf)
    {
-      // Get enabled orientations
-      static const struct { const char* setting; uint32_t orientation; } orientationSettings[4] =
-      {
-         { "ios_allow_portrait", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait },
-         { "ios_allow_portrait_upside_down", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortraitUpsideDown },
-         { "ios_allow_landscape_left", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeLeft },
-         { "ios_allow_landscape_right", UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeRight }
-      };
-   
-      _enabledOrientations = 0;
-   
-      for (int i = 0; i < 4; i ++)
-      {
-         bool enabled = false;
-         bool found = config_get_bool(conf, orientationSettings[i].setting, &enabled);
-         
-         if (!found || enabled)
-            _enabledOrientations |= orientationSettings[i].orientation;
-      }
-      
       // Setup bluetooth mode
       ios_set_bluetooth_mode(objc_get_value_from_config(conf, @"ios_btmode", @"keyboard"));