diff --git a/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt
index 35b4cb9..e7453a5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/newarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ class AvoidSoftInputViewManager :
     override fun prepareToRecycleView(
         reactContext: ThemedReactContext,
         view: ReactViewGroup
-    ): ReactViewGroup? {
+    ): ReactViewGroup {
         (view as AvoidSoftInputView).cleanup()
-        return super.prepareToRecycleView(reactContext, view)
+
+        super.prepareToRecycleView(reactContext, view)
+
+        return view
     }
 
     @ReactProp(name = "avoidOffset")
diff --git a/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt
index aefd517..6d8f5ff 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-avoid-softinput/android/src/oldarch/java/com/reactnativeavoidsoftinput/AvoidSoftInputViewManager.kt
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ class AvoidSoftInputViewManager : ReactViewManager() {
     override fun prepareToRecycleView(
         reactContext: ThemedReactContext,
         view: ReactViewGroup
-    ): ReactViewGroup? {
+    ): ReactViewGroup {
         (view as AvoidSoftInputView).cleanup()
-        return super.prepareToRecycleView(reactContext, view)
+
+        super.prepareToRecycleView(reactContext, view)
+
+        return view
     }
 
     @ReactProp(name = "avoidOffset")