diff --git a/app/react-native/src/manager/provider.js b/app/react-native/src/manager/provider.js
index f1e541c3cf47..4ac052ac9c0b 100644
--- a/app/react-native/src/manager/provider.js
+++ b/app/react-native/src/manager/provider.js
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ export default class ReactProvider extends Provider {
     super();
     this.options = options;
     this.selection = null;
-    this.channel = addons.getChannel();
+    try {
+      this.channel = addons.getChannel();
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.channel = undefined;
+    }
 
     const secured = options.secured;
     const websocketType = secured ? 'wss' : 'ws';