diff --git a/ios/ThreadManager.m b/ios/ThreadManager.m
index e1e57b4b4336a2ed5ae8557350a67d4591aca37c..3aa1bbaf5b6ba852d62eabbac86a715180e75467 100644
--- a/ios/ThreadManager.m
+++ b/ios/ThreadManager.m
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RCT_REMAP_METHOD(startThread,
 
   int threadId = abs(arc4random());
 
-  NSURL *threadURL = [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:name fallbackResource:nil];
+  NSURL *threadURL = [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:name fallbackResource:name];
   NSLog(@"starting Thread %@", [threadURL absoluteString]);