diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
index 433f2012f65019..d9a5f289b7d183 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/fabric/FabricUIManager.java
@@ -282,7 +282,12 @@ private long measure(
   @Override
   public void synchronouslyUpdateViewOnUIThread(int reactTag, ReadableMap props) {
     long time = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
-    scheduleMountItems(updatePropsMountItem(reactTag, props), time, 0, time, time);
+    try {
+      scheduleMountItems(updatePropsMountItem(reactTag, props), time, 0, time, time);
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      // ignore exceptions for now
+      // TODO T42943890: Fix animations in Fabric and remove this try/catch
+    }
   }
 
   /**