diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetInfo.m b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetInfo.m
index 50c27ba1365..40e164d33d2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetInfo.m
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetInfo.m
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ static void RCTReachabilityCallback(__unused SCNetworkReachabilityRef target, SC
   if (_firstTimeReachability) {
     SCNetworkReachabilityUnscheduleFromRunLoop(self->_firstTimeReachability, CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes);
     CFRelease(self->_firstTimeReachability);
+    _firstTimeReachability = nil;
+    _resolve = nil;
   }
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +186,12 @@ static void RCTReachabilityCallback(__unused SCNetworkReachabilityRef target, SC
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getCurrentConnectivity:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
                   reject:(__unused RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
 {
+  if (_firstTimeReachability) {
+    SCNetworkReachabilityUnscheduleFromRunLoop(self->_firstTimeReachability, CFRunLoopGetMain(), kCFRunLoopCommonModes);
+    CFRelease(self->_firstTimeReachability);
+    _firstTimeReachability = nil;
+    _resolve = nil;
+  }
   _firstTimeReachability = [self getReachabilityRef];
   _resolve = resolve;
 }