diff --git a/React/Base/RCTAssert.h b/React/Base/RCTAssert.h
index b109bf81a..ce47adc3e 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTAssert.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTAssert.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ RCT_EXTERN NSString *const RCTErrorDomain;
  */
 RCT_EXTERN NSString *const RCTJSStackTraceKey;
 
+/**
+ * Name of fatal exceptions generated by RCTFatal
+ */
+RCT_EXTERN NSString *const RCTFatalExceptionName;
+
 /**
  * A block signature to be used for custom assertion handling.
  */
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTAssert.m b/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
index 872920834..5ba9da708 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 NSString *const RCTErrorDomain = @"RCTErrorDomain";
 NSString *const RCTJSStackTraceKey = @"RCTJSStackTraceKey";
+NSString *const RCTFatalExceptionName = @"RCTFatalException";
 
 static NSString *const RCTAssertFunctionStack = @"RCTAssertFunctionStack";
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ void RCTFatal(NSError *error)
     @try {
 #endif
       NSString *message = RCTFormatError([error localizedDescription], error.userInfo[RCTJSStackTraceKey], 75);
-      [NSException raise:@"RCTFatalException" format:@"%@", message];
+      [NSException raise:RCTFatalExceptionName format:@"%@", message];
 #if DEBUG
     } @catch (NSException *e) {}
 #endif
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m b/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m
index 18d6da49b..2bd87c2bd 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBatchedBridge.m
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithBundleURL:(__unused NSURL *)bundleUR
   }
   @catch (NSException *exception) {
     // Pass on JS exceptions
-    if ([exception.name rangeOfString:@"Unhandled JS Exception"].location == 0) {
+    if ([exception.name isEqualToString:RCTFatalExceptionName]) {
       @throw exception;
     }