diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.kt b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.kt
index 397b702284134c..e2e13d7dc96f0f 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.kt
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterActivity.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class RNTesterActivity : ReactActivity() {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
     }
 
-    override fun getLaunchOptions() = initialProps
+    override fun getLaunchOptions() =
+        if (this::initialProps.isInitialized) initialProps else Bundle()
   }
 
   override fun createReactActivityDelegate() = RNTesterActivityDelegate(this, mainComponentName)