diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
index 5d1eac0df..3a36fda5b 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios-controller.js
@@ -862,13 +862,18 @@ iOSController.complexTap = function (tapCount, touchCount, duration, x, y, eleme
   , x: x
   , y: y
   };
-  var JSONOpts = JSON.stringify(options);
-  if (elementId !== null) {
-    command = ["au.getElement('", elementId, "').complexTap(", JSONOpts, ')'].join('');
+  if (this.useRobot) {
+    var tapUrl = this.args.robotUrl + "/tap";
+    request.post({url:tapUrl, form: options}, cb);
   } else {
-    command = ["au.complexTap(", JSONOpts, ")"].join('');
+    var JSONOpts = JSON.stringify(options);
+    if (elementId !== null) {
+      command = ["au.getElement('", elementId, "').complexTap(", JSONOpts, ')'].join('');
+    } else {
+      command = ["au.complexTap(", JSONOpts, ")"].join('');
+    }
+    this.proxy(command, cb);
   }
-  this.proxy(command, cb);
 };
 
 iOSController.clear = function (elementId, cb) {