diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m
index 17ed2be2f..b6ab4b769 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(customProp, NSString, RCTPropsTestView)
   _bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithBundleURL:[bundle URLForResource:@"UIExplorerUnitTestsBundle" withExtension:@"js"]
                                   moduleProvider:nil
                                    launchOptions:nil];
+  RUN_RUNLOOP_WHILE(_bridge.isLoading);
 }
 
 - (void)testSetProps
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.h b/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.h
index f405a8550..f667085e7 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.h
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 
 @interface RCTRootContentView : RCTView <RCTInvalidating>
 
-@property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL contentHasAppeared;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, weak) RCTBridge *bridge;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign) BOOL contentHasAppeared;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly, strong) RCTTouchHandler *touchHandler;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign) CGSize availableSize;
+
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL passThroughTouches;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) RCTRootViewSizeFlexibility sizeFlexibility;
-@property (nonatomic, readonly) CGSize availableSize;
 
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
                        bridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.m b/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.m
index f4fb62b53..57ebdd201 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootContentView.m
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 @implementation RCTRootContentView
 {
-  __weak RCTBridge *_bridge;
   UIColor *_backgroundColor;
 }
 
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
index 9870ebfae..e077c5141 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ NSString *const RCTContentDidAppearNotification = @"RCTContentDidAppearNotificat
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (!_bridge.loading) {
-      [self bundleFinishedLoading:([_bridge batchedBridge] ?: _bridge)];
-    }
-
     [self showLoadingView];
+
+    // Immediately schedule the application to be started
+    [self bundleFinishedLoading:[_bridge batchedBridge]];
   }
 
   RCT_PROFILE_END_EVENT(RCTProfileTagAlways, @"");
@@ -259,11 +258,14 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
   // Use the (batched) bridge that's sent in the notification payload, so the
   // RCTRootContentView is scoped to the right bridge
   RCTBridge *bridge = notification.userInfo[@"bridge"];
-  [self bundleFinishedLoading:bridge];
+  if (bridge != _contentView.bridge) {
+    [self bundleFinishedLoading:bridge];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)bundleFinishedLoading:(RCTBridge *)bridge
 {
+  RCTAssert(bridge != nil, @"Bridge cannot be nil");
   if (!bridge.valid) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
index ea7e59803..38d093022 100644
--- a/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
+++ b/React/Modules/RCTUIManager.m
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(dispatchViewManagerCommand:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag
 {
   // If there is an active batch layout will happen when batch finished, so we will wait for that.
   // Otherwise we immidiately trigger layout.
-  if (![_bridge isBatchActive]) {
+  if (![_bridge isBatchActive] && ![_bridge isLoading]) {
     [self _layoutAndMount];
   }
 }