diff --git a/android/lib/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/PinchGestureHandler.kt b/android/lib/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/PinchGestureHandler.kt
index 965c8fa941..a3ff53dd04 100644
--- a/android/lib/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/PinchGestureHandler.kt
+++ b/android/lib/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/PinchGestureHandler.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class PinchGestureHandler : GestureHandler<PinchGestureHandler>() {
 
     override fun onScaleBegin(detector: ScaleGestureDetector): Boolean {
       startingSpan = detector.currentSpan
+      if (state == STATE_UNDETERMINED) {
+        begin()
+      }
       return true
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +60,6 @@ class PinchGestureHandler : GestureHandler<PinchGestureHandler>() {
       scaleGestureDetector = ScaleGestureDetector(context, gestureListener)
       val configuration = ViewConfiguration.get(context)
       spanSlop = configuration.scaledTouchSlop.toFloat()
-      begin()
     }
     scaleGestureDetector?.onTouchEvent(event)
     var activePointers = event.pointerCount