diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/CustomSearchView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/CustomSearchView.kt
index 3a76ce672f..0b60b687d1 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/CustomSearchView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/CustomSearchView.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 
-class CustomSearchView(context: Context?, fragment: Fragment) : SearchView(context) {
+class CustomSearchView(context: Context, fragment: Fragment) : SearchView(context) {
     /*
         CustomSearchView uses some variables from SearchView. They are listed below with links to documentation
         isIconified - https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/SearchView#setIconified(boolean)
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt
index f656280613..2e720fbd17 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/ScreenStackFragment.kt
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ class ScreenStackFragment : ScreenFragment {
     private fun updateToolbarMenu(menu: Menu) {
         menu.clear()
         if (shouldShowSearchBar()) {
-            if (searchView == null) {
-                val newSearchView = CustomSearchView(context, this)
+            val currentContext = context
+            if (searchView == null && currentContext != null) {
+                val newSearchView = CustomSearchView(currentContext, this)
                 searchView = newSearchView
                 onSearchViewCreate?.invoke(newSearchView)
             }