diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java
index 1927973096d..2be0167ab89 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagerRegistry.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public final class ViewManagerRegistry {
         mViewManagers.put(className, viewManager);
         return viewManager;
       }
+      throw new IllegalViewOperationException("ViewManagerResolver returned null for " + className);
     }
-    throw new IllegalViewOperationException("No ViewManager defined for class " + className);
+    throw new IllegalViewOperationException("No ViewManager found for class " + className);
   }
 }