diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7c81484..15a9623 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
 		<service
 			android:name=".service.foreground.TunnelBackgroundService"
 			android:exported="false"
+			android:persistent="true"
 			android:foregroundServiceType="systemExempted"
 			android:permission="android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE">
 			<intent-filter>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/foreground/TunnelBackgroundService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/foreground/TunnelBackgroundService.kt
index 66ae9c9..620631b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/foreground/TunnelBackgroundService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/foreground/TunnelBackgroundService.kt
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.foreground
 import android.app.Notification
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.IBinder
+import androidx.core.app.ServiceCompat
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleService
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.R
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.notification.NotificationService
+import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.util.Constants
 import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ class TunnelBackgroundService : LifecycleService() {
 
 	override fun onCreate() {
 		super.onCreate()
-		startForeground(foregroundId, createNotification())
+		start()
 	}
 
 	override fun onBind(intent: Intent): IBinder? {
@@ -38,7 +40,12 @@ class TunnelBackgroundService : LifecycleService() {
 	}
 
 	fun start() {
-		startForeground(foregroundId, createNotification())
+		ServiceCompat.startForeground(
+			this,
+			foregroundId,
+			createNotification(),
+			Constants.SYSTEM_EXEMPT_SERVICE_TYPE_ID,
+		)
 	}
 
 	fun stop() {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Constants.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Constants.kt
index 2b35948..c7b02f7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Constants.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Constants.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ object Constants {
 	const val VERSION_NAME = "3.6.0"
     const val JVM_TARGET = "17"
     const val VERSION_CODE = 36000
-    const val TARGET_SDK = 34
+    const val TARGET_SDK = 35
     const val MIN_SDK = 26
     const val APP_ID = "com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel"
     const val APP_NAME = "wgtunnel"
diff --git a/versionCode.txt b/versionCode.txt
index 9a03714..c227083 100644
--- a/versionCode.txt
+++ b/versionCode.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10
\ No newline at end of file
+0
\ No newline at end of file