diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m b/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m
index baacb3c..f276c82 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m
@@ -157,11 +157,7 @@
     if (self.topAlertObject.persistent) {
         return;
     }
-    self.timerSource = dispatch_source_create(DISPATCH_SOURCE_TYPE_TIMER, 0, 0, dispatch_get_main_queue());
-    if (!self.timerSource) {
-        // Log error
-        return;
-    }
+    
     NSInteger dismissTime;
     if (self.topAlertObject.topAlertDismissTime > 0) {
         dismissTime = self.topAlertObject.topAlertDismissTime;
@@ -169,8 +165,10 @@
         dismissTime = TopAlertDismissTime;
     }
         
-    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
+    self.timerSource = dispatch_source_create(DISPATCH_SOURCE_TYPE_TIMER, 0, 0, dispatch_get_main_queue());
     dispatch_source_set_timer(self.timerSource, dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, dismissTime * NSEC_PER_SEC), DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER, (1ull * NSEC_PER_SEC) / 10);
+    
+    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
     dispatch_source_set_event_handler(self.timerSource, ^{
         if (weakSelf.isFinished || [weakSelf checkAndHandleForCancellation]) {
             return;