diff --git a/keyserver/src/push/rescind.js b/keyserver/src/push/rescind.js
index 1ea7e88b1..17063b836 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/push/rescind.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/push/rescind.js
@@ -1,227 +1,229 @@
 // @flow
 
 import apn from '@parse/node-apn';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import { threadSubscriptions } from 'lib/types/subscription-types';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import { promiseAll } from 'lib/utils/promises';
 
 import createIDs from '../creators/id-creator';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database';
 import { getDBType } from '../database/db-config';
 import type { SQLStatementType } from '../database/types';
 import { getAPNsNotificationTopic } from './providers';
 import { apnPush, fcmPush } from './utils';
 
 // Returns list of deviceTokens that have been updated
 async function rescindPushNotifs(
   notifCondition: SQLStatementType,
   inputCountCondition?: SQLStatementType,
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   const notificationExtractString = `$.${threadSubscriptions.home}`;
   const visPermissionExtractString = `$.${threadPermissions.VISIBLE}.value`;
   const fetchQuery = SQL`
     SELECT n.id, n.user, n.thread, n.message, n.delivery, n.collapse_key, COUNT(
   `;
   fetchQuery.append(inputCountCondition ? inputCountCondition : SQL`m.thread`);
   fetchQuery.append(SQL`
       ) AS unread_count
     FROM notifications n
     LEFT JOIN memberships m ON m.user = n.user 
       AND m.last_message > m.last_read_message 
       AND m.role > 0 
       AND JSON_EXTRACT(subscription, ${notificationExtractString})
       AND JSON_EXTRACT(permissions, ${visPermissionExtractString})
     WHERE n.rescinded = 0 AND
   `);
   fetchQuery.append(notifCondition);
   fetchQuery.append(SQL` GROUP BY n.id, m.user`);
   const [[fetchResult], dbType] = await Promise.all([
     dbQuery(fetchQuery),
     getDBType(),
   ]);
 
   const deliveryPromises = {};
   const notifInfo = {};
   const rescindedIDs = [];
   const receivingDeviceTokens = [];
   for (const row of fetchResult) {
     const rawDelivery =
       dbType === 'mysql5.7' ? row.delivery : JSON.parse(row.delivery);
     const deliveries = Array.isArray(rawDelivery) ? rawDelivery : [rawDelivery];
     const id = row.id.toString();
     const threadID = row.thread.toString();
     notifInfo[id] = {
       userID: row.user.toString(),
       threadID,
       messageID: row.message.toString(),
     };
     for (const delivery of deliveries) {
       if (delivery.iosID && delivery.iosDeviceTokens) {
         // Old iOS
         const notification = prepareIOSNotification(
           delivery.iosID,
           row.unread_count,
           threadID,
         );
         deliveryPromises[id] = apnPush({
           notification,
           deviceTokens: delivery.iosDeviceTokens,
           codeVersion: null,
         });
         receivingDeviceTokens.push(...delivery.iosDeviceTokens);
       } else if (delivery.androidID) {
         // Old Android
         const notification = prepareAndroidNotification(
           row.collapse_key ? row.collapse_key : id,
           row.unread_count,
           threadID,
           null,
         );
         deliveryPromises[id] = fcmPush({
           notification,
           deviceTokens: delivery.androidDeviceTokens,
           codeVersion: null,
         });
         receivingDeviceTokens.push(...delivery.androidDeviceTokens);
       } else if (delivery.deviceType === 'ios') {
         // New iOS
         const { iosID, deviceTokens, codeVersion } = delivery;
         const notification = prepareIOSNotification(
           iosID,
           row.unread_count,
           threadID,
           codeVersion,
         );
         deliveryPromises[id] = apnPush({
           notification,
           deviceTokens,
           codeVersion,
         });
         receivingDeviceTokens.push(...deviceTokens);
       } else if (delivery.deviceType === 'android') {
         // New Android
         const { deviceTokens, codeVersion } = delivery;
         const notification = prepareAndroidNotification(
           row.collapse_key ? row.collapse_key : id,
           row.unread_count,
           threadID,
           codeVersion,
         );
         deliveryPromises[id] = fcmPush({
           notification,
           deviceTokens,
           codeVersion,
         });
         receivingDeviceTokens.push(...deviceTokens);
       }
     }
     rescindedIDs.push(row.id);
   }
 
   const numRescinds = Object.keys(deliveryPromises).length;
   const promises = [promiseAll(deliveryPromises)];
   if (numRescinds > 0) {
     promises.push(createIDs('notifications', numRescinds));
   }
   if (rescindedIDs.length > 0) {
     const rescindQuery = SQL`
       UPDATE notifications SET rescinded = 1 WHERE id IN (${rescindedIDs})
     `;
     promises.push(dbQuery(rescindQuery));
   }
 
   const [deliveryResults, dbIDs] = await Promise.all(promises);
   const newNotifRows = [];
   if (numRescinds > 0) {
     invariant(dbIDs, 'dbIDs should be set');
     for (const rescindedID in deliveryResults) {
       const delivery = {};
       delivery.source = 'rescind';
       delivery.rescindedID = rescindedID;
       const { errors } = deliveryResults[rescindedID];
       if (errors) {
         delivery.errors = errors;
       }
       const dbID = dbIDs.shift();
       const { userID, threadID, messageID } = notifInfo[rescindedID];
       newNotifRows.push([
         dbID,
         userID,
         threadID,
         messageID,
         null,
         JSON.stringify([delivery]),
         1,
       ]);
     }
   }
   if (newNotifRows.length > 0) {
     const insertQuery = SQL`
       INSERT INTO notifications
         (id, user, thread, message, collapse_key, delivery, rescinded)
       VALUES ${newNotifRows}
     `;
     await dbQuery(insertQuery);
   }
 
   return [...new Set(receivingDeviceTokens)];
 }
 
 function prepareIOSNotification(
   iosID: string,
   unreadCount: number,
   threadID: string,
   codeVersion: ?number,
 ): apn.Notification {
   const notification = new apn.Notification();
   notification.contentAvailable = true;
   notification.badge = unreadCount;
   notification.topic = getAPNsNotificationTopic(codeVersion);
+  notification.priority = 5;
+  notification.pushType = 'background';
   notification.payload =
     codeVersion && codeVersion > 135
       ? {
           backgroundNotifType: 'CLEAR',
           notificationId: iosID,
           setUnreadStatus: true,
           threadID,
         }
       : {
           managedAps: {
             action: 'CLEAR',
             notificationId: iosID,
           },
         };
   return notification;
 }
 
 function prepareAndroidNotification(
   notifID: string,
   unreadCount: number,
   threadID: string,
   codeVersion: ?number,
 ): Object {
   if (!codeVersion || codeVersion < 31) {
     return {
       data: {
         badge: unreadCount.toString(),
         custom_notification: JSON.stringify({
           rescind: 'true',
           notifID,
         }),
       },
     };
   }
   return {
     data: {
       badge: unreadCount.toString(),
       rescind: 'true',
       rescindID: notifID,
       setUnreadStatus: 'true',
       threadID,
     },
   };
 }
 
 export { rescindPushNotifs };