diff --git a/app/react-native/src/preview/index.js b/app/react-native/src/preview/index.js
index 3ba9518d8939..742945492120 100644
--- a/app/react-native/src/preview/index.js
+++ b/app/react-native/src/preview/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export default class Preview {
     this._addons = {};
     this._decorators = [];
     this._events = new EventEmitter();
-    this._clientApi = new ClientApi({ storyStore: new StoryStore() });
+    this._stories = new StoryStore();
+    this._clientApi = new ClientApi({ storyStore: this._stories });
 
     ['storiesOf', 'setAddon', 'addDecorator', 'clearDecorators', 'getStorybook'].forEach(method => {
       this[method] = this._clientApi[method].bind(this._clientApi);