diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTRedBox.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTRedBox.mm
index 284b0ff0c87834..93ddf21a255a7d 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTRedBox.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTRedBox.mm
@@ -235,10 +235,11 @@ - (void)showErrorMessage:(NSString *)message
   // Remove ANSI color codes from the message
   NSString *messageWithoutAnsi = [self stripAnsi:message];
 
+  BOOL isRootViewControllerPresented = self.rootViewController.presentingViewController != nil;
   // Show if this is a new message, or if we're updating the previous message
-  BOOL isNew = !self.rootViewController.isBeingPresented && !isUpdate;
+  BOOL isNew = !isRootViewControllerPresented && !isUpdate;
   BOOL isUpdateForSameMessage = !isNew &&
-      (self.rootViewController.isBeingPresented && isUpdate &&
+      (isRootViewControllerPresented && isUpdate &&
        ((errorCookie == -1 && [_lastErrorMessage isEqualToString:messageWithoutAnsi]) ||
         (errorCookie == _lastErrorCookie)));
   if (isNew || isUpdateForSameMessage) {
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ - (void)showErrorMessage:(NSString *)message
 
     [_stackTraceTableView reloadData];
 
-    if (!self.rootViewController.isBeingPresented) {
+    if (!isRootViewControllerPresented) {
       [_stackTraceTableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0]
                                   atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionTop
                                           animated:NO];