diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.h b/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.h
index b5118180763bec..106f2c4738d3ca 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.h
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 @interface RCTBridge (Cxx)
 
-- (std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::Instance>)reactInstance;
+- (std::weak_ptr<facebook::react::Instance>)reactInstance;
 
 @end
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.mm b/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.mm
index 506042d570252d..2aca130f865e93 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.mm
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBridge+Cxx.mm
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 @implementation RCTBridge (Cxx)
 
-- (std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::Instance>)reactInstance {
-	std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::Instance> instance;
+- (std::weak_ptr<facebook::react::Instance>)reactInstance {
+	std::weak_ptr<facebook::react::Instance> instance;
 	RCTBridge *batchBridge = [self batchedBridge];
 	if ([batchBridge isKindOfClass:[RCTCxxBridge class]]) {
 		RCTCxxBridge *cxxBridge = (RCTCxxBridge *)batchBridge;