diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignal.java b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignal.java
index bc8d5b03e3..df6c83efbb 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignal.java
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignal.java
@@ -2395,22 +2395,6 @@ static void fireForegroundHandlers(OSNotificationController notificationControll
     * Method called when opening a notification
     */
    static void handleNotificationOpen(final Activity context, final JSONArray data, @Nullable final String notificationId) {
-      // Delay call until remote params are set
-      if (taskRemoteController.shouldQueueTaskForInit(OSTaskRemoteController.HANDLE_NOTIFICATION_OPEN)) {
-         logger.error("Waiting for remote params. " +
-                 "Moving " + OSTaskRemoteController.HANDLE_NOTIFICATION_OPEN + " operation to a pending queue.");
-         taskRemoteController.addTaskToQueue(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-               if (appContext != null) {
-                  logger.debug("Running " + OSTaskRemoteController.HANDLE_NOTIFICATION_OPEN + " operation from pending queue.");
-                  handleNotificationOpen(context, data, notificationId);
-               }
-            }
-         });
-         return;
-      }
-
       // If applicable, check if the user provided privacy consent
       if (shouldLogUserPrivacyConsentErrorMessageForMethodName(null))
          return;
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignalRemoteParams.java b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignalRemoteParams.java
index 43c4224696..df6ca8aa24 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignalRemoteParams.java
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/src/main/java/com/onesignal/OneSignalRemoteParams.java
@@ -139,9 +139,14 @@ public void run() {
                      sleepTime = MAX_WAIT_BETWEEN_RETRIES;
 
                   OneSignal.Log(OneSignal.LOG_LEVEL.INFO, "Failed to get Android parameters, trying again in " + (sleepTime / 1_000) +  " seconds.");
-                  OSUtils.sleep(sleepTime);
-                  androidParamsRetries++;
-                  makeAndroidParamsRequest(appId, userId, callback);
+                  try {
+                     Thread.sleep(sleepTime);
+                     androidParamsRetries++;
+                     makeAndroidParamsRequest(appId, userId, callback);
+                  } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                     // Don't retry if something intentionally wants to stop this action
+                     e.printStackTrace();
+                  }
                }
             }, "OS_PARAMS_REQUEST").start();
          }
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/unittest/src/test/java/com/test/onesignal/MainOneSignalClassRunner.java b/OneSignalSDK/unittest/src/test/java/com/test/onesignal/MainOneSignalClassRunner.java
index 18af9205eb..f030586d62 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/unittest/src/test/java/com/test/onesignal/MainOneSignalClassRunner.java
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/unittest/src/test/java/com/test/onesignal/MainOneSignalClassRunner.java
@@ -1077,6 +1077,25 @@ public void testOpeningLauncherActivity() throws Exception {
       assertNull(shadowOf(blankActivity).getNextStartedActivity());
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testOpeningLauncherActivityWhenOffline() throws Exception {
+      ShadowOneSignalRestClient.failGetParams = true;
+      AddLauncherIntentFilter();
+
+      OneSignalInit();
+      // This removes Activity from the unit test's state
+      assertNotNull(shadowOf(blankActivity).getNextStartedActivity());
+
+      // Background the app
+      blankActivityController.pause();
+
+      // Open a notification
+      OneSignal_handleNotificationOpen(blankActivity, new JSONArray("[{ \"alert\": \"Test Msg\", \"custom\": { \"i\": \"UUID\" } }]"), ONESIGNAL_NOTIFICATION_ID);
+
+      // Ensure the app is foregrounded
+      assertNotNull(shadowOf(blankActivity).getNextStartedActivity());
+   }
+
    @Test
    public void testOpeningLaunchUrl() throws Exception {
       // First init run for appId to be saved