diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java
index e1e227e595b8cb..936a48a5ef6608 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/fresco/FrescoModule.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void onHostDestroy() {
     // According to the javadoc for LifecycleEventListener#onHostDestroy, this is only called when
     // the 'last' ReactActivity is being destroyed, which effectively means the app is being
     // backgrounded.
-    if (mClearOnDestroy) {
+    if (hasBeenInitialized() && mClearOnDestroy) {
       Fresco.getImagePipeline().clearMemoryCaches();
     }
   }