diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
index 4480c06..b3240a0 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
@@ -1020,7 +1020,9 @@ public class RNCWebViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<WebView> {
     @Override
     public void setWebViewClient(WebViewClient client) {
       super.setWebViewClient(client);
-      mRNCWebViewClient = (RNCWebViewClient) client;
+      if (client instanceof RNCWebViewClient) {
+        mRNCWebViewClient = (RNCWebViewClient) client;
+      }
     }
 
     public @Nullable