diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/rust-notifications/src/apns.rs b/services/tunnelbroker/rust-notifications/src/apns.rs
index 1bac495e7..bfc419e88 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/rust-notifications/src/apns.rs
+++ b/services/tunnelbroker/rust-notifications/src/apns.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
 use a2::{
   Client, Endpoint, NotificationBuilder, NotificationOptions,
   PlainNotificationBuilder,
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::fs::File;
 
 pub async fn send_by_a2_client(
   certificate_path: &str,
   certificate_password: &str,
   device_token: &str,
   topic: &str,
   message: &str,
   sandbox: bool,
 ) -> Result<u16> {
   let mut certificate = File::open(certificate_path)?;
   let endpoint = if sandbox {
     Endpoint::Sandbox
   } else {
     Endpoint::Production
   };
   let client =
     Client::certificate(&mut certificate, certificate_password, endpoint)?;
   let options = NotificationOptions {
     apns_topic: Some(topic),
     ..Default::default()
   };
   let builder = PlainNotificationBuilder::new(message);
-  let payload = builder.build(device_token, options);
+  let mut payload = builder.build(device_token, options);
+  payload.aps.content_available = Some(1);
   let response = client.send(payload).await?;
   Ok(response.code)
 }