diff --git a/packages/react-native/ios/BacktraceReactNative.mm b/packages/react-native/ios/BacktraceReactNative.mm
index b53441ad..7cea5522 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ios/BacktraceReactNative.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/ios/BacktraceReactNative.mm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ @implementation BacktraceReactNative
     }
     instance = [[BacktraceCrashReporter alloc] initWithBacktraceUrl:submissionUrl andDatabasePath: databasePath andAttributes: attributes andOomSupport:TRUE andAttachments:attachmentPaths];
     [instance start];
-    return instance;
+    return nil;
 }
 
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(useAttachments: (NSArray*) attachmentPaths) {