diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
index 9d0828394d8..7e35a9ef069 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ public class ReactRootView extends SizeMonitoringFrameLayout implements RootView
   public void setAppProperties(@Nullable Bundle appProperties) {
     UiThreadUtil.assertOnUiThread();
     mAppProperties = appProperties;
-    runApplication();
+    if (getRootViewTag() != 0) {
+      runApplication();
+    }
   }
 
   /**