diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/setupCustomAndroidBackHandler/index.android.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/setupCustomAndroidBackHandler/index.android.ts
index 10aa8b99a48..107dae2bb74 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/setupCustomAndroidBackHandler/index.android.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/setupCustomAndroidBackHandler/index.android.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ type SearchPageProps = StackScreenProps<BottomTabNavigatorParamList, typeof SCRE
 function setupCustomAndroidBackHandler() {
     const onBackPress = () => {
         const rootState = navigationRef.getRootState();
-
-        const bottomTabRoute = rootState.routes.find((route) => route.name === NAVIGATORS.BOTTOM_TAB_NAVIGATOR);
+        const bottomTabRoute = rootState?.routes?.find((route) => route.name === NAVIGATORS.BOTTOM_TAB_NAVIGATOR);
         const bottomTabRoutes = bottomTabRoute?.state?.routes;
         const focusedRoute = findFocusedRoute(rootState);
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ function setupCustomAndroidBackHandler() {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const isLastScreenOnStack = bottomTabRoutes.length === 1 && rootState.routes.length === 1;
+        const isLastScreenOnStack = bottomTabRoutes.length === 1 && rootState?.routes?.length === 1;
 
         if (NativeModules.HybridAppModule && isLastScreenOnStack) {
             NativeModules.HybridAppModule.exitApp();
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ function setupCustomAndroidBackHandler() {
             navigationRef.dispatch({...StackActions.pop(), target: bottomTabRoute?.state?.key});
             navigationRef.dispatch({...StackActions.pop()});
 
-            const centralPaneRouteAfterPop = getTopmostCentralPaneRoute({routes: [rootState.routes.at(-2)]} as State<RootStackParamList>);
+            const centralPaneRouteAfterPop = getTopmostCentralPaneRoute({routes: [rootState?.routes?.at(-2)]} as State<RootStackParamList>);
             const bottomTabRouteAfterPop = bottomTabRoutes.at(-2);
 
             // It's possible that central pane search is desynchronized with the bottom tab search.
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ function setupCustomAndroidBackHandler() {
         // It's possible that central pane search is desynchronized with the bottom tab search.
         // e.g. opening a tab different than search will wipe out central pane screens.
         // In that case we have to push the proper one.
-        if (bottomTabRoutes && bottomTabRoutes?.length >= 2 && bottomTabRoutes[bottomTabRoutes.length - 2].name === SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB && rootState.routes.length === 1) {
+        if (bottomTabRoutes && bottomTabRoutes?.length >= 2 && bottomTabRoutes[bottomTabRoutes.length - 2].name === SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB && rootState?.routes?.length === 1) {
             const {policyID, ...restParams} = bottomTabRoutes[bottomTabRoutes.length - 2].params as SearchPageProps['route']['params'];
             navigationRef.dispatch({...StackActions.push(SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE, {...restParams, policyIDs: policyID})});
             navigationRef.dispatch({...StackActions.pop(), target: bottomTabRoute?.state?.key});