diff --git a/Libraries/Inspector/InspectorUtils.js b/Libraries/Inspector/InspectorUtils.js
index afc146aec..ef43c2d04 100644
--- a/Libraries/Inspector/InspectorUtils.js
+++ b/Libraries/Inspector/InspectorUtils.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function traverseOwnerTreeUp(hierarchy, instance) {
 
 function findInstanceByNativeTag(nativeTag) {
   var instance = ReactNativeComponentTree.getInstanceFromNode(nativeTag);
-  if (typeof instance.tag === 'number') {
+  if (!instance || typeof instance.tag === 'number') {
     // TODO(sema): We've disabled the inspector when using Fiber. Fix #15953531
     return null;
   }