diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e428a693..17aecc5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS"/>
+    <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS"/>
 
     <application
         android:extractNativeLibs="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java
index 23a165a9..3bc2583b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxService.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.app.NotificationChannel;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.app.Service;
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
@@ -120,7 +121,12 @@ public final class TermuxService extends Service implements SessionChangedCallba
                         whitelist.setAction(Settings.ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS);
                         whitelist.setData(Uri.parse("package:" + packageName));
                         whitelist.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-                        startActivity(whitelist);
+
+                        try {
+                            startActivity(whitelist);
+                        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+                            Log.e(EmulatorDebug.LOG_TAG, "Failed to call ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS", e);
+                        }
                     }
                 }