diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 769ba293..16815f6c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import {name as appName} from './app.json';
 import { PlaybackService } from './player/service'
 import TrackPlayer from 'react-native-track-player';
 
-TrackPlayer.registerPlaybackService(() => PlaybackService());
+TrackPlayer.registerPlaybackService(() => PlaybackService);
 AppRegistry.registerComponent(appName, () => App);
diff --git a/player/service.ts b/player/service.ts
index 80d345a4..68c3fb3a 100644
--- a/player/service.ts
+++ b/player/service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import TrackPlayer, { Event } from "react-native-track-player";
 
 export const PlaybackService = async function() {
 
+    console.debug("Registering playback service");
     TrackPlayer.addEventListener(Event.RemotePlay, () => TrackPlayer.play());
     TrackPlayer.addEventListener(Event.RemotePause, () => TrackPlayer.pause());