diff --git a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
index 42c3fdbf56..184612f1c1 100644
--- a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
+++ b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
@@ -876,6 +876,9 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithBundleURL:(__unused NSURL *)bundleUR
 
 - (void)reload
 {
+  if (!_valid) {
+    RCTLogError(@"Attempting to reload bridge before it's valid: %@. Try restarting the development server if connected.", self);
+  }
   [_parentBridge reload];
 }
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
index 9c9c15955b..2c2f01c93b 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
   return self;
 }
 
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+}
+
 - (void)schedulerDidComputeMutationInstructions:(facebook::react::TreeMutationInstructionList)instructions rootTag:(ReactTag)rootTag
 {
   [_mountingManager mutateComponentViewTreeWithMutationInstructions:instructions
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 267ef61c02..5d8f5a1ed5 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 
 - (void)dealloc
 {
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
+
   [self _stop];
 }