diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5af738e1..ec4d2b99a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 23.8.2
+* Fixed APM bug where automatic foreground, background tracking would track wrong if the SDK was not initialized while the app was not in the foreground
+
 ## 23.8.1
 * Adding an additional testing call for retrieving AB test experiment information
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0e629b15d..5b4d782f4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
 # RELEASE FIELD SECTION
-VERSION_NAME=23.8.1
+VERSION_NAME=23.8.2
 GROUP=ly.count.android
 POM_URL=https://github.com/Countly/countly-sdk-android
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/Countly/countly-sdk-android
diff --git a/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java b/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java
index 94106a6d4..33d3ea40d 100644
--- a/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java
+++ b/sdk/src/androidTest/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ConnectionQueueTests.java
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public void testPrepareCommonRequest() {
                         break;
                     case "sdk_version":
                         if (a == 0) {
-                            Assert.assertTrue(pair[1].equals("23.8.1"));
+                            Assert.assertTrue(pair[1].equals("23.8.2"));
                         } else if (a == 1) {
                             Assert.assertTrue(pair[1].equals("123sdf.v-213"));
                         }
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java b/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java
index deb5abf44..22456d983 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/Countly.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
  */
 public class Countly {
 
-    private final String DEFAULT_COUNTLY_SDK_VERSION_STRING = "23.8.1";
+    private final String DEFAULT_COUNTLY_SDK_VERSION_STRING = "23.8.2";
 
     /**
      * Used as request meta data on every request
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ public synchronized Countly init(CountlyConfig config) {
 
             //set global application listeners
             if (config.application != null) {
+                L.d("[Countly] Calling registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks");
                 config.application.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(new Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks() {
                     @Override
                     public void onActivityCreated(Activity activity, Bundle bundle) {
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ModuleAPM.java b/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ModuleAPM.java
index 454ad0bc8..b28b90b72 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ModuleAPM.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/ModuleAPM.java
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ public class ModuleAPM extends ModuleBase {
 
         activitiesOpen = 0;
 
-        if (_cly.lifecycleStateAtLeastStarted()) {
-            L.d("[ModuleAPM] SDK detects that the app is in the foreground. Increasing the activity counter.");
-            activitiesOpen++;
-        }
-
         useManualAppLoadedTrigger = config.appLoadedManualTrigger;
         if (config.appStartTimestampOverride != null) {
             //if there is a app start time override, use it
@@ -353,7 +348,7 @@ void calculateAppRunningTimes(int previousCount, int newCount) {
         boolean goingToBackground = (previousCount == 1 && newCount == 0);
         boolean goingToForeground = (previousCount == 0 && newCount == 1);
 
-        L.v("[ModuleAPM] calculateAppRunningTimes, toBG[" + goingToBackground + "] toFG[" + goingToForeground + "]");
+        L.v("[ModuleAPM] calculateAppRunningTimes, going toBG[" + goingToBackground + "] going toFG[" + goingToForeground + "] | [" + previousCount + "][" + newCount + "]");
 
         doForegroundBackgroundCalculations(goingToBackground, goingToForeground);
     }
@@ -462,6 +457,18 @@ void onConsentChanged(@NonNull final List<String> consentChangeDelta, final bool
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    void initFinished(@NonNull CountlyConfig config) {
+        // we only do this adjustment if we track it automatically
+        if (!manualForegroundBackgroundTriggers && _cly.lifecycleStateAtLeastStarted()) {
+            L.d("[ModuleAPM] SDK detects that the app is in the foreground. Increasing the activity counter.");
+
+            calculateAppRunningTimes(activitiesOpen, activitiesOpen + 1);
+
+            activitiesOpen++;
+        }
+    }
+
     public class Apm {
         /**
          * Start a trace of a action you want to track