diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index d9f4975fb20ca2..bc2a500ac818dc 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -764,8 +764,14 @@ public List<ViewManager> createAllViewManagers(
   }
 
   public @Nullable ViewManager createViewManager(String viewManagerName) {
-    ReactApplicationContext context =
-        Assertions.assertNotNull((ReactApplicationContext) getCurrentReactContext());
+    ReactApplicationContext context;
+    synchronized (mReactContextLock) {
+      context = (ReactApplicationContext) getCurrentReactContext();
+      if (context == null || !context.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
     synchronized (mPackages) {
       for (ReactPackage reactPackage : mPackages) {
         if (reactPackage instanceof ViewManagerOnDemandReactPackage) {
@@ -781,9 +787,15 @@ public List<ViewManager> createAllViewManagers(
     return null;
   }
 
-  public List<String> getViewManagerNames() {
-    ReactApplicationContext context =
-        Assertions.assertNotNull((ReactApplicationContext) getCurrentReactContext());
+  public @Nullable List<String> getViewManagerNames() {
+    ReactApplicationContext context;
+    synchronized(mReactContextLock) {
+      context = (ReactApplicationContext) getCurrentReactContext();
+      if (context == null || !context.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
     synchronized (mPackages) {
       Set<String> uniqueNames = new HashSet<>();
       for (ReactPackage reactPackage : mPackages) {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ViewManagerOnDemandReactPackage.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ViewManagerOnDemandReactPackage.java
index 1e0ee9570bf774..e78d0ca2f13cdf 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ViewManagerOnDemandReactPackage.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ViewManagerOnDemandReactPackage.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public interface ViewManagerOnDemandReactPackage {
    *
    * @param loadClasses defines if View Managers classes should be loaded or be avoided.
    */
-  List<String> getViewManagerNames(ReactApplicationContext reactContext, boolean loadClasses);
+  @Nullable List<String> getViewManagerNames(ReactApplicationContext reactContext, boolean loadClasses);
   /**
    * Creates and returns a ViewManager with a specific name {@param viewManagerName}. It's up to an
    * implementing package how to interpret the name.