diff --git a/src/plugins/batterystatus.ts b/src/plugins/batterystatus.ts
index abb934f618..d8d90ced2e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/batterystatus.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/batterystatus.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export interface BatteryStatusResponse {
 @Plugin({
   pluginName: 'BatteryStatus',
   plugin: 'cordova-plugin-battery-status',
+  pluginRef: 'navigator.battery',
   repo: 'https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-battery-status',
   platforms: ['Amazon Fire OS', 'iOS', 'Android', 'BlackBerry 10', 'Windows Phone 7', 'Windows Phone 8', 'Windows', 'Firefox OS', 'Browser']
 })