diff --git a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
index ac39a9aed3a0cf..69d7c0ed20c13f 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ - (void)setScriptURL:(NSURL *)scriptURL
   }
 
   _scriptURL = scriptURL;
-  [self loadBundle];
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    [self loadBundle];
+  });
 }
 
 - (void)layoutSubviews