diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index ea2b4092..668d4310 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity implements OnSharedPreferenceChangeLis
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onResume() {
-        super.onResume();
+    protected void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
 
         // enough idle...let's do some work
         Log.d("iitcm", "resuming...reset idleTimer");
@@ -312,6 +312,20 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity implements OnSharedPreferenceChangeLis
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        mIitcWebView.resumeTimers();
+        mIitcWebView.onResume();
+        super.onResume();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        mIitcWebView.pauseTimers();
+        mIitcWebView.onPause();
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onStop() {
         Log.d("iitcm", "stopping iitcm");