diff --git a/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js b/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js
index e123d23be0..f7dddcd578 100644
--- a/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/AppStateIOS/AppStateIOS.ios.js
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ var AppStateIOS = {
     _eventHandlers[type].delete(handler);
   },
 
-  currentState: (null : ?String),
+  // TODO: getCurrentAppState callback seems to be called at a really late stage
+  // after app launch. Trying to get currentState when mounting App component
+  // will likely to have the initial value here.
+  // Initialize to 'active' instead of null.
+  currentState: ('active' : ?string),
 
 };