diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e5e6ba2b47679c97af490f71bc5eefa467981231..a0f2c5ef892d0fed11458f44d94a6f6ec8c9f78c 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._component,
+    getGLCanvas: ({ refs: { canvas }}) => canvas._component || canvas.refs.node,
     dimensionInvariant: (value, field) =>
       invariant(
         isAnimated(value) || typeof value === "number" && value > 0,