diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ReactCookieJarContainer.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ReactCookieJarContainer.java
index a8436c21875ebc..370586fa50ca9c 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ReactCookieJarContainer.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/ReactCookieJarContainer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.facebook.react.modules.network;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import okhttp3.Cookie;
 import okhttp3.CookieJar;
+import okhttp3.Headers;
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +39,17 @@ public void saveFromResponse(HttpUrl url, List<Cookie> cookies) {
   @Override
   public List<Cookie> loadForRequest(HttpUrl url) {
     if (cookieJar != null) {
-      return cookieJar.loadForRequest(url);
+      List<Cookie> cookies = cookieJar.loadForRequest(url);
+      ArrayList<Cookie> validatedCookies = new ArrayList<>();
+      for (Cookie cookie : cookies) {
+        try {
+          Headers.Builder cookieChecker = new Headers.Builder();
+          cookieChecker.add(cookie.name(), cookie.value());
+          validatedCookies.add(cookie);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
+        }
+      }
+      return validatedCookies;
     }
     return Collections.emptyList();
   }