diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m
index 37cfcfd1d..ccaf98bb8 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/BNCServerInterface.m
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ - (void)genericHTTPRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request retryNumber:(NSInteger)retryN
 
 - (BOOL)isLinkingRelatedRequest:(NSString *)endpoint postParams:(NSDictionary *)post {
    
-    BOOL hasIdentifier = (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_LINK_IDENTIFIER] != nil ) || (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_LINK_IDENTIFIER] != nil) || (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL] != nil);
+    BOOL hasIdentifier = (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_LINK_IDENTIFIER] != nil ) || (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_SPOTLIGHT_IDENTIFIER] != nil) || (post[BRANCH_REQUEST_KEY_UNIVERSAL_LINK_URL] != nil); // ND - Fix it
     
     // Allow install to resolve a link.
     if ([endpoint containsString:@"/v1/install"]) {
diff --git a/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m b/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m
index 7fccba72e..bda2d8dbe 100644
--- a/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m
+++ b/Sources/BranchSDK/Branch.m
@@ -704,18 +704,18 @@ - (void)initSessionWithLaunchOptions:(NSDictionary *)options
     self.shouldAutomaticallyDeepLink = automaticallyDisplayController;
 
     // Check for Branch link in a push payload
-    BranchOpenRequestLinkParams *params = [[BranchOpenRequestLinkParams alloc] init];
+    BOOL appLaunchViaPushNotification = NO;
     #if !TARGET_OS_TV
     if ([options objectForKey:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey]) {
         id branchUrlFromPush = [options objectForKey:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey][BRANCH_PUSH_NOTIFICATION_PAYLOAD_KEY];
         if ([branchUrlFromPush isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
-            params.referringURL = (NSString *)branchUrlFromPush;
+            appLaunchViaPushNotification = YES;
         }
     }
     #endif
 
-    if(params.referringURL || [[options objectForKey:@"BRANCH_DEFER_INIT_FOR_PLUGIN_RUNTIME_KEY"] isEqualToNumber:@1] || (![options.allKeys containsObject:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsURLKey] && ![options.allKeys containsObject:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsUserActivityDictionaryKey]) ) {
-        [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:nil urlParams:params reset:NO];
+    if( [[options objectForKey:@"BRANCH_DEFER_INIT_FOR_PLUGIN_RUNTIME_KEY"] isEqualToNumber:@1] || (![options.allKeys containsObject:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsURLKey] && ![options.allKeys containsObject:UIApplicationLaunchOptionsUserActivityDictionaryKey] && !appLaunchViaPushNotification)) {
+        [self initUserSessionAndCallCallback:YES sceneIdentifier:nil urlParams:nil reset:NO];
     }
 }