diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e21431c505d84f9e21d82408e4f1966e42321364..265279776284f7156844f95fada6af96ce0d0c04 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module.exports = {
   AnimatedSurface: makeSurface({
     View: Animated.View,
     GLCanvas: Animated.createAnimatedComponent(GLCanvas),
-    getGLCanvas: glSurface => glSurface.refs.canvas.refs.node,
+    getGLCanvas: glSurface => glSurface.refs.canvas.refs._component,
     dimensionInvariant: (value, field) =>
       invariant(
         isAnimated(value) || typeof value === "number" && value > 0,