diff --git a/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/realm/react/RealmReactModule.java b/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/realm/react/RealmReactModule.java
index b304fdb6..4d337213 100644
--- a/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/realm/react/RealmReactModule.java
+++ b/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/realm/react/RealmReactModule.java
@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ public class RealmReactModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
 
     @Override
     public Map<String, Object> getConstants() {
-        if (!isContextInjected()) {
-            startWebServer();
+        if (isContextInjected()) {
+            // No constants are needed if *not* running in Chrome debug mode.
+            return Collections.EMPTY_MAP;
         }
 
+        startWebServer();
+
         List<String> hosts;
         if (RealmAnalytics.isRunningOnEmulator()) {
             hosts = Arrays.asList(new String[]{"localhost"});