diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridge.m b/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
index 5ae96783e49..0ff789cf44c 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridge.m
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ 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];
     // Reload is a special case, do not preserve launchOptions and treat reload as a fresh start
     self->_launchOptions = nil;
diff --git a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
index 31cdd75b1f5..194b06c96c9 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
   }];