diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/BridgeFragment.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/BridgeFragment.java
index e60e988cc..a527a7a58 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/BridgeFragment.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/BridgeFragment.java
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();
-        this.bridge.onDestroy();
+        if (this.bridge != null) {
+            this.bridge.onDestroy();
+        }
         if (this.mockWebView != null) {
             mockWebView.handleDestroy();
         }