diff --git a/StickyTabBarViewController/Classes/StickyViewControllerSupportingTabBarController.swift b/StickyTabBarViewController/Classes/StickyViewControllerSupportingTabBarController.swift
index d9ffa56..80e1f47 100644
--- a/StickyTabBarViewController/Classes/StickyViewControllerSupportingTabBarController.swift
+++ b/StickyTabBarViewController/Classes/StickyViewControllerSupportingTabBarController.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ open class StickyViewControllerSupportingTabBarController: UITabBarController, S
         guard collapsableVCFlow == nil else {
             return
         }
-        childViewController.loadView()
+        childViewController.loadViewIfNeeded()
         childViewController.container = self
         self.childViewController = childViewController
         collapsableVCFlow = ExpandableViewController(withChildVC: childViewController,