diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java
index a6ab8fd65..fbf8925cb 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/CatalystInstance.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public interface CatalystInstance extends MemoryPressureListener {
    */
   void destroy();
   boolean isDestroyed();
+  boolean isAcceptingCalls();
 
   /**
    * Initialize all the native modules
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
index 674655b99..35ec76084 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactContext.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class ReactContext extends ContextWrapper {
   }
 
   public boolean hasActiveCatalystInstance() {
-    return mCatalystInstance != null && !mCatalystInstance.isDestroyed();
+    return mCatalystInstance != null && mCatalystInstance.isAcceptingCalls();
   }
 
   public LifecycleState getLifecycleState() {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
index 3fe348bc5..fad0ff908 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/cxxbridge/CatalystInstanceImpl.java
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
     SoLoader.loadLibrary(REACT_NATIVE_LIB);
   }
 
-  private static final int BRIDGE_SETUP_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
-  private static final int LOAD_JS_BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
-
   private static final AtomicInteger sNextInstanceIdForTrace = new AtomicInteger(1);
 
   // Access from any thread
@@ -247,6 +244,11 @@ public class CatalystInstanceImpl implements CatalystInstance {
     return mDestroyed;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean isAcceptingCalls() {
+    return !mDestroyed && mAcceptCalls;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Initialize all the native modules
    */