diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index 7dd065c1848..e507b60d2f9 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -1009,9 +1009,6 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
 
       catalystInstance.initialize();
 
-      if (ReactFeatureFlags.useTurboModules) {
-        catalystInstance.setTurboModuleManager(catalystInstance.getJSIModule(JSIModuleType.TurboModuleManager));
-      }
 
       mDevSupportManager.onNewReactContextCreated(reactContext);
       mMemoryPressureRouter.addMemoryPressureListener(catalystInstance);
@@ -1178,6 +1175,10 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
 
     reactContext.initializeWithInstance(catalystInstance);
 
+    if (ReactFeatureFlags.useTurboModules && mJSIModulePackage != null) {
+      catalystInstance.setTurboModuleManager(catalystInstance.getJSIModule(JSIModuleType.TurboModuleManager));
+    }
+
     return reactContext;
   }