diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLCircleLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLCircleLayer.m
index 232a75878..ceb42aaa4 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLCircleLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLCircleLayer.m
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ @implementation RCTMGLCircleLayer
 - (MGLCircleStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source = [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLCircleStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLCircleStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     layer.sourceLayerIdentifier = self.sourceLayerID;
     return layer;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillExtrusionLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillExtrusionLayer.m
index 68b93bda4..78a051179 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillExtrusionLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillExtrusionLayer.m
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ @implementation RCTMGLFillExtrusionLayer
 - (MGLFillExtrusionStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source = [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLFillExtrusionStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLFillExtrusionStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     layer.sourceLayerIdentifier = self.sourceLayerID;
     return layer;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillLayer.m
index 211548ec3..8ffecf7c2 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLFillLayer.m
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ @implementation RCTMGLFillLayer
 - (MGLStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source = [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLFillStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLFillStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     layer.sourceLayerIdentifier = self.sourceLayerID;
     return layer;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLHeatmapLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLHeatmapLayer.m
index 936263bfc..5f7c5e6cc 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLHeatmapLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLHeatmapLayer.m
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ @implementation RCTMGLHeatmapLayer
 - (MGLHeatmapStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source = [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLHeatmapStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLHeatmapStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     layer.sourceLayerIdentifier = self.sourceLayerID;
     return layer;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLImageSource.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLImageSource.m
index bc533b6c3..57d4db43f 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLImageSource.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLImageSource.m
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ - (void)setUrl:(NSString *)url
     }
 }
 
-- (MGLSource *)makeSource
+- (nullable MGLSource *)makeSource
 {
     NSURL *myURL;
 
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLayer.m
index 5ca420eef..cee7bc5fc 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLayer.m
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ - (void)addToMap:(RCTMGLMapView*) map style:(MGLStyle *)style
         _styleLayer = existingLayer;
     } else {
         _styleLayer = [self makeLayer:style];
+        if (_styleLayer == nil) {
+            RCTLogError(@"Failed to make layer: %@", _id);
+            return;
+        }
         [self insertLayer: map];
     }
     
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ - (void)removeFromMap:(MGLStyle *)style
     }
 }
 
-- (MGLStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
+- (nullable MGLStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     @throw [NSException exceptionWithName:NSInternalInconsistencyException
                         reason:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"You must override %@ in a subclass", NSStringFromSelector(_cmd)]
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLineLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLineLayer.m
index 2e1baf8f0..b463f3277 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLineLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLLineLayer.m
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ @implementation RCTMGLLineLayer
 - (MGLLineStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source = [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLLineStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLLineStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     layer.sourceLayerIdentifier = self.sourceLayerID;
     return layer;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterLayer.m
index 6064f68fb..85891035f 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterLayer.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ @implementation RCTMGLRasterLayer
 - (MGLStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source =  [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLRasterStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLRasterStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     return layer;
 }
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterSource.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterSource.m
index 76f7359b7..049da0db8 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterSource.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLRasterSource.m
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 @implementation RCTMGLRasterSource
 
-- (MGLSource*)makeSource
+- (nullable MGLSource*)makeSource
 {
     if (self.url != nil) {
         NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:self.url];
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLShapeSource.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLShapeSource.m
index e5eb4f13a..fe55f6f49 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLShapeSource.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLShapeSource.m
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ - (void)removeFromMap
     [super removeFromMap];
 }
 
-- (MGLSource*)makeSource
+- (nullable MGLSource*)makeSource
 {
     NSDictionary<MGLShapeSourceOption, id> *options = [self _getOptions];
     
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ - (MGLSource*)makeSource
         return [[MGLShapeSource alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id shape:shape options:options];
     }
     
-    NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:_url];
-    return [[MGLShapeSource alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id URL:url options:options];
+    if (_url != nil) {
+        NSURL *url = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:_url];
+        return [[MGLShapeSource alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id URL:url options:options];
+    }
+    return nil;
 }
 
 - (NSDictionary<MGLShapeSourceOption, id>*)_getOptions
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.h b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.h
index fa3c282e2..03c66c5e1 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.h
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extern NSString * _Nonnull const DEFAULT_SOURCE_ID;
 
 - (void)addToMap;
 - (void)removeFromMap;
-- (MGLSource*)makeSource;
+- (nullable MGLSource*)makeSource;
 - (NSArray<NSString *> *)getLayerIDs;
 
 + (BOOL)isDefaultSource:(NSString*)sourceID;
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.m
index a5973d71d..536317751 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSource.m
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #import "RCTMGLSource.h"
 #import "UIView+React.h"
 #import "RCTMGLMapView.h"
+#import <React/RCTLog.h>
 
 @implementation RCTMGLSource
 
@@ -83,7 +84,11 @@ - (void)addToMap
         _source = existingSource;
     } else {
         _source = [self makeSource];
-        [_map.style addSource:_source];
+        if (_source != nil) {
+            [_map.style addSource:_source];
+        } else {
+            RCTLogError(@"Count not find source: %@. Either make sure it's an existing id or provide url/shape or other data required to create that source", _id);
+        }
     }
     
     if (_layers.count > 0) {
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ - (void)removeFromMap
     }
 }
 
-- (MGLSource*)makeSource
+- (nullable MGLSource*)makeSource
 {
     @throw [NSException exceptionWithName:NSInternalInconsistencyException
                         reason:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"You must override %@ in a subclass", NSStringFromSelector(_cmd)]
diff --git a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSymbolLayer.m b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSymbolLayer.m
index f56fc907a..57d17acdd 100644
--- a/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSymbolLayer.m
+++ b/ios/RCTMGL/RCTMGLSymbolLayer.m
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ - (void)addedToMap
 - (MGLSymbolStyleLayer*)makeLayer:(MGLStyle*)style
 {
     MGLSource *source = [style sourceWithIdentifier:self.sourceID];
+    if (source == nil) { return nil; }
     MGLSymbolStyleLayer *layer = [[MGLSymbolStyleLayer alloc] initWithIdentifier:self.id source:source];
     layer.sourceLayerIdentifier = self.sourceLayerID;
     return layer;