diff --git a/Libraries/PullToRefresh/PullToRefreshViewAndroid.android.js b/Libraries/PullToRefresh/PullToRefreshViewAndroid.android.js
index f468fd0bd13783..d1e2cf5d4091a7 100644
--- a/Libraries/PullToRefresh/PullToRefreshViewAndroid.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/PullToRefresh/PullToRefreshViewAndroid.android.js
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ var PullToRefreshViewAndroid = React.createClass({
   },
 
   setNativeProps: function(props) {
-    return this.getInnerViewNode().setNativeProps(props);
+    let innerViewNode = this.getInnerViewNode();
+    return innerViewNode && innerViewNode.setNativeProps(props);
   },
 
   render: function() {
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ var PullToRefreshViewAndroid = React.createClass({
 
   _onRefresh: function() {
     this.props.onRefresh && this.props.onRefresh();
-    this.getInnerViewNode() && this.setNativeProps({refreshing: !!this.props.refreshing});
+    this.setNativeProps({refreshing: !!this.props.refreshing});
   }
 });