diff --git a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m
index 5e30813430d09d..47cbc74d222a98 100644
--- a/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m
+++ b/Libraries/Network/RCTNetworking.m
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ - (void)sendRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
   task.uploadProgressBlock = uploadProgressBlock;
 
   if (task.requestID) {
-    if (_tasksByRequestID) {
+    if (!_tasksByRequestID) {
       _tasksByRequestID = [NSMutableDictionary new];
     }
     _tasksByRequestID[task.requestID] = task;