diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
index e8de562dd..860645e19 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
@@ -1098,7 +1098,14 @@ iOSController.background = function (secs, cb) {
 };
 
 iOSController.getOrientation = function (cb) {
-  this.proxy("au.getScreenOrientation()", cb);
+  this.proxy("au.getScreenOrientation()", function (err, res) {
+    if (res && res.status === status.codes.Success.code) {
+      // keep track of orientation for our own purposes
+      logger.debug("Setting internal orientation to " + res.value);
+      this.curOrientation = res.value;
+    }
+    cb(err, res);
+  });
 };
 
 iOSController.setOrientation = function (orientation, cb) {
@@ -1123,6 +1130,7 @@ iOSController.getScreenshot = function (cb) {
   var shotPath = [screenshotFolder, 'screenshot', guid, ".png"].join("");
 
   async.waterfall([
+    function (cb) { this.getOrientation(function () { cb(); }); }.bind(this),
     function (cb) { this.proxy(command, cb); }.bind(this),
     function (response, cb) {
       var data = null;