diff --git a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift
index 4717535e..76618c53 100644
--- a/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift
+++ b/ui/BankingiOSApp/BankingiOSApp/ui/UIKitTextField.swift
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ struct UIKitTextField: UIViewRepresentable {
         }
         
         if focusOnStart {
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { // give view some time to show
-                textField.becomeFirstResponder()
-            }
+            textField.becomeFirstResponder()
         }
         
         return textField