diff --git a/ios/sdk/src/JitsiMeet.m b/ios/sdk/src/JitsiMeet.m
index 34b37e1d1..06c46e82f 100644
--- a/ios/sdk/src/JitsiMeet.m
+++ b/ios/sdk/src/JitsiMeet.m
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 }
 
 - (void)destroyReactNativeBridge {
+    [_bridgeWrapper invalidate];
     _bridgeWrapper = nil;
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.h b/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.h
index 995bd4fd2..0b0bcb0ee 100644
--- a/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.h
+++ b/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.h
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, readonly, strong)  RCTBridge *bridge;
 
+- (void)invalidate;
+
 @end
diff --git a/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.m b/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.m
index 2e3da65c8..28a645d3d 100644
--- a/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.m
+++ b/ios/sdk/src/RCTBridgeWrapper.m
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
     return self;
 }
 
+- (void)invalidate {
+    [_bridge invalidate];
+}
+
 #pragma mark helper methods for getting the packager URL
 
 #if DEBUG