diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index b40b80d00d1..24d6fcc7c32 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMarker;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMarkerConstants;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactNoCrashSoftException;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UIManager;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableNativeMap;
@@ -477,10 +479,15 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
 
   private void toggleElementInspector() {
     ReactContext currentContext = getCurrentReactContext();
-    if (currentContext != null) {
+    if (currentContext != null && currentContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
       currentContext
           .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter.class)
           .emit("toggleElementInspector", null);
+    } else {
+      ReactSoftException.logSoftException(
+          TAG,
+          new ReactNoCrashSoftException(
+              "Cannot toggleElementInspector, CatalystInstance not available"));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java
index 2bdee667834..b6f60da4e17 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/jstasks/HeadlessJsTaskContext.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.common.LifecycleState;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.appregistry.AppRegistry;
@@ -106,9 +107,15 @@ public class HeadlessJsTaskContext {
     }
     mActiveTasks.add(taskId);
     mActiveTaskConfigs.put(taskId, new HeadlessJsTaskConfig(taskConfig));
-    reactContext
-        .getJSModule(AppRegistry.class)
-        .startHeadlessTask(taskId, taskConfig.getTaskKey(), taskConfig.getData());
+    if (reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      reactContext
+          .getJSModule(AppRegistry.class)
+          .startHeadlessTask(taskId, taskConfig.getTaskKey(), taskConfig.getData());
+    } else {
+      ReactSoftException.logSoftException(
+          "HeadlessJsTaskContext",
+          new RuntimeException("Cannot start headless task, CatalystInstance not available"));
+    }
     if (taskConfig.getTimeout() > 0) {
       scheduleTaskTimeout(taskId, taskConfig.getTimeout());
     }