diff --git a/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/notifee/NotifeeReactUtils.java b/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/notifee/NotifeeReactUtils.java
index c4a28af6..5f882ce4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/notifee/NotifeeReactUtils.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/notifee/NotifeeReactUtils.java
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ static void sendEvent(String eventName, WritableMap eventMap) {
     try {
       ReactContext reactContext = getReactContext(EventSubscriber.getContext());
 
-      if (reactContext == null || !reactContext.hasActiveCatalystInstance()) {
+      // hasActiveReactInstance method introduced in react-native 0.65 / August 2021
+      if (reactContext == null || !reactContext.hasActiveReactInstance()) {
         return;
       }