diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridge.m b/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
index 98f4a497240..e0d6c76f520 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)init)
    * Any thread
    */
   dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    // WARNING: Invalidation is async, so it may not finish before re-setting up the bridge,
+    // causing some issues. TODO: revisit this post-Fabric/TurboModule.
     [self invalidate];
     [self setUp];
   });
diff --git a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
index 74ec4ec0325..645c13bb680 100644
--- a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
+++ b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ struct RCTInstanceCallback : public InstanceCallback {
     dispatch_group_leave(prepareBridge);
   } onProgress:^(RCTLoadingProgress *progressData) {
 #if RCT_DEV && __has_include("RCTDevLoadingView.h")
-    RCTDevLoadingView *loadingView = [weakSelf moduleForClass:[RCTDevLoadingView class]];
+    // Note: RCTDevLoadingView should have been loaded at this point, so no need to allow lazy loading.
+    RCTDevLoadingView *loadingView = [weakSelf moduleForName:RCTBridgeModuleNameForClass([RCTDevLoadingView class])
+                                       lazilyLoadIfNecessary:NO];
     [loadingView updateProgress:progressData];
 #endif
   }];