diff --git a/camera/camera.ios.ts b/camera/camera.ios.ts
index dd5660e71..d507b00b3 100644
--- a/camera/camera.ios.ts
+++ b/camera/camera.ios.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export var takePicture = function (options): Promise<any> {
         var reqWidth = 0;
         var reqHeight = 0;
         var keepAspectRatio = true;
+	var saveToGallery = true;
         if (options) {
             reqWidth = options.width || 0;
             reqHeight = options.height || reqWidth;