[self.presentingViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil]; does nothing

I have tried google and it suggest running it on the navigationController. There are also some suggestions on running it on the self instead of the presenting view controller. I have tried all four combinations without any luck. The viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated method is newer called (I added a NSLog in it to check).

• (void)dismissSelf { NSLog(@"dismiss is running"); //[self.navigationController.presentingViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil]; //[self.navigationController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil]; //[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil]; [self.presentingViewController dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil]; }