diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
index dac3ac9013..15301b5276 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/rnscreens/Screen.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.util.SparseArray
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.webkit.WebView
+import androidx.core.view.children
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.GuardedRunnable
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class Screen constructor(context: ReactContext?) : FabricEnabledViewGroup(contex
     }
 
     val headerConfig: ScreenStackHeaderConfig?
-        get() = getChildAt(0) as? ScreenStackHeaderConfig
+        get() = children.find { it is ScreenStackHeaderConfig } as? ScreenStackHeaderConfig
 
     /**
      * While transitioning this property allows to optimize rendering behavior on Android and provide