diff --git a/Libraries/ReactIOS/verifyPropTypes.js b/Libraries/ReactIOS/verifyPropTypes.js
index 6ee23cda8..5fd3ea1b8 100644
--- a/Libraries/ReactIOS/verifyPropTypes.js
+++ b/Libraries/ReactIOS/verifyPropTypes.js
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ function verifyPropTypes(
   if (!viewConfig) {
     return; // This happens for UnimplementedView.
   }
+  var componentName = component.name || component.displayName;
+  if (!component.propTypes) {
+    throw new Error(
+      '`' + componentName + '` has no propTypes defined`'
+    );
+  }
+
   var nativeProps = viewConfig.nativeProps;
   for (var prop in nativeProps) {
     if (!component.propTypes[prop] &&
@@ -29,9 +36,9 @@ function verifyPropTypes(
         !ReactNativeStyleAttributes[prop] &&
         (!nativePropsToIgnore || !nativePropsToIgnore[prop])) {
       throw new Error(
-        '`' + component.displayName + '` has no propType for native prop `' +
+        '`' + componentName + '` has no propType for native prop `' +
         viewConfig.uiViewClassName + '.' + prop + '` of native type `' +
-        nativeProps[prop].type + '`'
+        nativeProps[prop] + '`'
       );
     }
   }