diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/react/ReactView.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/react/ReactView.java
index df72df03f9..31e6dea1f6 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/react/ReactView.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/react/ReactView.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import androidx.annotation.RestrictTo;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public void destroy() {
     }
 
     public void sendComponentWillStart(ComponentType type) {
-        this.post(()->{
+        this.post(() -> {
             ReactContext currentReactContext = getReactContext();
             if (currentReactContext != null)
                 new EventEmitter(currentReactContext).emitComponentWillAppear(componentId, componentName, type);
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public void sendComponentWillStart(ComponentType type) {
     }
 
     public void sendComponentStart(ComponentType type) {
-        this.post(()->{
+        this.post(() -> {
             ReactContext currentReactContext = getReactContext();
             if (currentReactContext != null) {
                 new EventEmitter(currentReactContext).emitComponentDidAppear(componentId, componentName, type);
@@ -117,7 +118,12 @@ public void dispatchTouchEventToJs(MotionEvent event) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isRendered() {
-        return getChildCount() >= 1;
+        ViewGroup view = reactSurface.getView();
+        if (view != null) {
+            return view.getChildCount() >= 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     public EventDispatcher getEventDispatcher() {
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ public String getComponentName() {
     }
 
     private ReactHost getReactHost() {
-        return  ((ReactApplication)getContext().getApplicationContext()).getReactHost();
+        return ((ReactApplication) getContext().getApplicationContext()).getReactHost();
     }
 
     private ReactContext getReactContext() {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9c68472b3e..74519358b2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-navigation",
-  "version": "8.3.2",
+  "version": "8.4.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "react-native-navigation",
-      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "version": "8.4.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "hoist-non-react-statics": "3.x.x",
@@ -15475,7 +15475,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._baseindexof": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
-      "extraneous": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
@@ -15491,19 +15491,19 @@
     },
     "node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._bindcallback": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
-      "extraneous": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._cacheindexof": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
-      "extraneous": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._createcache": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
-      "extraneous": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -15518,7 +15518,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash._getnative": {
       "version": "3.9.1",
-      "extraneous": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
@@ -15536,7 +15536,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/npm/node_modules/lodash.restparam": {
       "version": "3.6.1",
-      "extraneous": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },