diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm b/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm
index 0a487289eb0..6781f034ebb 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static NSURL *serverRootWithHostPort(NSString *hostPort)
 {
   NSString *location = [self jsLocation];
 #if RCT_DEV_MENU
-  if (![RCTBundleURLProvider isPackagerRunning:location]) {
+  if ([location length] && ![RCTBundleURLProvider isPackagerRunning:location]) {
     location = nil;
   }
 #endif