diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d12963ef..ed5c9cf3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ obj
 
 .DS_Store
 log.txt
+.vscode
diff --git a/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/auth/LoginActivity.java b/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/auth/LoginActivity.java
index 2bdc45ff..21dd2bda 100644
--- a/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/auth/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/auth/LoginActivity.java
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ protected void init() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        customTabsHelper.onDestroy(this);
+    }
+
     protected void loadUrl() {
         Intent intent = getIntent();
 
diff --git a/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/utils/CustomTabsHelper.java b/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/utils/CustomTabsHelper.java
index 471ba75c..6e808434 100644
--- a/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/utils/CustomTabsHelper.java
+++ b/core-android/src/main/java/com/uber/sdk/android/core/utils/CustomTabsHelper.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class CustomTabsHelper {
 
     private static String packageNameToUse;
 
+    private CustomTabsServiceConnection connection;
+
     public CustomTabsHelper() {}
 
     /**
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ public void openCustomTab(
         final String packageName = getPackageNameToUse(context);
 
         if (packageName != null) {
-            final CustomTabsServiceConnection connection = new CustomTabsServiceConnection() {
+            connection = new CustomTabsServiceConnection() {
                 @Override
                 public void onCustomTabsServiceConnected(ComponentName componentName, CustomTabsClient client) {
                     client.warmup(0L); // This prevents backgrounding after redirection
@@ -78,18 +80,27 @@ public void onCustomTabsServiceConnected(ComponentName componentName, CustomTabs
                     customTabsIntent.intent.setData(uri);
                     customTabsIntent.launchUrl(context, uri);
                 }
+
                 @Override
-                public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {}
+                public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {
+                }
             };
             CustomTabsClient.bindCustomTabsService(context, packageName, connection);
         } else if (fallback != null) {
             fallback.openUri(context, uri);
         } else {
-            Log.e(UberSdk.UBER_SDK_LOG_TAG,
-                    "Use of openCustomTab without Customtab support or a fallback set");
+            Log.e(UberSdk.UBER_SDK_LOG_TAG, "Use of openCustomTab without Customtab support or a fallback set");
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called to clean up the CustomTab when the parentActivity is destroyed.
+     */
+    public void onDestroy(Activity parentActivity) {
+        parentActivity.unbindService(connection);
+        connection = null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Goes through all apps that handle VIEW intents and have a warmup service. Picks
      * the one chosen by the user if there is one, otherwise makes a best effort to return a