diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/ContextHolder.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/ContextHolder.kt
index ef85f41..73ec1cf 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/ContextHolder.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/ContextHolder.kt
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ class ContextHolder private constructor() {
     }
   }
 
-  fun getApplicationContext(): ReactContext {
+  fun getApplicationContext(): ReactContext? {
     if (!::applicationContext.isInitialized) {
-      throw IllegalStateException("Application context not initialized. Call setApplicationContext() first.")
+      return null
     }
     return applicationContext
   }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/FirebaseMessagingService.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/FirebaseMessagingService.kt
index 15138de..e9356ab 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/FirebaseMessagingService.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/FirebaseMessagingService.kt
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ class FirebaseMessagingService : FirebaseMessagingService() {
 
     // Send the event
     RNEventEmitter.sendEvent(notificationReceived, formattedData.toString())
-    NotificationUtils
-      .sendNotification(
-        ContextHolder.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), title, body
-      )
+    ContextHolder.getInstance().getApplicationContext()?.let {
+      NotificationUtils
+        .sendNotification(
+          it, title, body
+        )
+    }
     if (remoteMessage.data.isNotEmpty()) {
       Log.d(TAG, "Message data payload: ${remoteMessage.data}")
     }
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ class FirebaseMessagingService : FirebaseMessagingService() {
   // TODO: make this actually work
   private fun getAppState(): String {
     val reactContext = ContextHolder.getInstance().getApplicationContext()
-    val currentActivity = reactContext.currentActivity
+    val currentActivity = reactContext?.currentActivity
     return if (currentActivity == null) {
       "background"
     } else {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/NotificationUtils.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/NotificationUtils.kt
index b3c31d0..f81eb69 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/NotificationUtils.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/NotificationUtils.kt
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ object NotificationUtils {
     synchronized(ResourceUtils::class.java) {
 
       val context = ContextHolder.getInstance().getApplicationContext()
-      val packageName = context.packageName
-      return context.resources.getIdentifier(name, type, packageName)
+      val packageName = context?.packageName
+      if (context != null) {
+        return context.resources.getIdentifier(name, type, packageName)
+      } else {
+        return -1
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/RNEventEmitter.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/RNEventEmitter.kt
index 6cb979d..eaa6572 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/RNEventEmitter.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/candlefinance/push/RNEventEmitter.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ object RNEventEmitter {
     fun sendEvent(eventName: String?, eventMap: String?) {
         val reactContext = ContextHolder.getInstance().getApplicationContext()
         try {
-          reactContext
-                    .getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter::class.java)
-                    .emit(eventName!!, eventMap)
+          reactContext?.getJSModule(DeviceEventManagerModule.RCTDeviceEventEmitter::class.java)?.emit(eventName!!, eventMap)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             Log.e("SEND_EVENT", "", e)
         }