diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGClipPath.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGClipPath.m
index 234a2877..3ea72d6f 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGClipPath.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGClipPath.m
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 - (void)parseReference
 {
-    [[self getSvgView] defineClipPath:self clipPathName:self.name];
+    [self.svgView defineClipPath:self clipPathName:self.name];
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
index c2ec51ae..14e64429 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 - (void)renderGroupTo:(CGContextRef)context
 {
     [self pushGlyphContext];
-    RNSVGSvgView* svg = [self getSvgView];
+    
     [self traverseSubviews:^(RNSVGNode *node) {
-        if (node.responsible && !svg.responsible) {
-            svg.responsible = YES;
+        if (node.responsible && !self.svgView.responsible) {
+            self.svgView.responsible = YES;
         }
 
         if ([node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGRenderable class]]) {
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
 - (void)parseReference
 {
     if (self.name) {
-        RNSVGSvgView* svg = [self getSvgView];
-        [svg defineTemplate:self templateName:self.name];
+        typeof(self) __weak weakSelf = self;
+        [self.svgView defineTemplate:weakSelf templateName:self.name];
     }
 
     [self traverseSubviews:^(__kindof RNSVGNode *node) {
diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGLinearGradient.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGLinearGradient.m
index 12f72538..657ce556 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGLinearGradient.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGLinearGradient.m
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@
     [painter setTransform:self.gradientTransform];
     [painter setLinearGradientColors:self.gradient];
     
-    RNSVGSvgView *svg = [self getSvgView];
     if (self.gradientUnits == kRNSVGUnitsUserSpaceOnUse) {
-        [painter setUserSpaceBoundingBox:[svg getContextBounds]];
+        [painter setUserSpaceBoundingBox:[self.svgView getContextBounds]];
     }
     
-    [svg definePainter:painter painterName:self.name];
+    [self.svgView definePainter:painter painterName:self.name];
 }
 @end
 
diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGRadialGradient.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGRadialGradient.m
index be7c41e5..f214b548 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGRadialGradient.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGRadialGradient.m
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@
     [painter setTransform:self.gradientTransform];
     [painter setRadialGradientColors:self.gradient];
     
-    RNSVGSvgView *svg = [self getSvgView];
     if (self.gradientUnits == kRNSVGUnitsUserSpaceOnUse) {
-        [painter setUserSpaceBoundingBox:[svg getContextBounds]];
+        [painter setUserSpaceBoundingBox:[self.svgView getContextBounds]];
     }
     
-    [svg definePainter:painter painterName:self.name];
+    [self.svgView definePainter:painter painterName:self.name];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m
index 075b4158..0a8c4e1d 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGUse.m
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 - (void)renderLayerTo:(CGContextRef)context
 {
-    RNSVGNode* template = [[self getSvgView] getDefinedTemplate:self.href];
+    RNSVGNode* template = [self.svgView getDefinedTemplate:self.href];
     if (template) {
         [self beginTransparencyLayer:context];
         [self clip:context];
diff --git a/ios/RNSVGNode.h b/ios/RNSVGNode.h
index 07803745..7f4dbd4d 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGNode.h
+++ b/ios/RNSVGNode.h
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ extern CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGAffineTransform matrix;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL active;
 
+/**
+ * RNSVGSvgView which ownes current RNSVGNode
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, weak) RNSVGSvgView *svgView;
+
 - (void)invalidate;
 
 - (RNSVGGroup *)getTextRoot;
@@ -73,11 +78,6 @@ extern CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
  */
 - (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event withTransform:(CGAffineTransform)transfrom;
 
-/**
- * get RNSVGSvgView which ownes current RNSVGNode
- */
-- (RNSVGSvgView *)getSvgView;
-
 - (CGFloat)relativeOnWidth:(NSString *)length;
 
 - (CGFloat)relativeOnHeight:(NSString *)length;
diff --git a/ios/RNSVGNode.m b/ios/RNSVGNode.m
index e32dafcd..afffc460 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGNode.m
+++ b/ios/RNSVGNode.m
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 #import "RNSVGGroup.h"
 #import "RNSVGGlyphContext.h"
 
+@interface RNSVGNode()
+@property (nonatomic, readwrite, weak) RNSVGSvgView *svgView;
+@end
+
 @implementation RNSVGNode
 {
     RNSVGGroup *_textRoot;
     RNSVGGlyphContext *glyphContext;
     BOOL _transparent;
     CGPathRef _cachedClipPath;
-    RNSVGSvgView *_svgView;
 }
 
 CGFloat const RNSVG_M_SQRT1_2l = 0.707106781186547524400844362104849039;
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
 {
     if (self.clipPath) {
         CGPathRelease(_cachedClipPath);
-        _cachedClipPath = CGPathRetain([[[self getSvgView] getDefinedClipPath:self.clipPath] getPath:context]);
+        _cachedClipPath = CGPathRetain([[self.svgView getDefinedClipPath:self.clipPath] getPath:context]);
     }
 
     return [self getClipPath];
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
     return nil;
 }
 
-- (RNSVGSvgView *)getSvgView
+- (RNSVGSvgView *)svgView
 {
     if (_svgView) {
         return _svgView;
@@ -229,8 +232,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
     if ([parent class] == [RNSVGSvgView class]) {
         _svgView = parent;
     } else if ([parent isKindOfClass:[RNSVGNode class]]) {
-        RNSVGNode *node = parent;
-        _svgView = [node getSvgView];
+        _svgView = ((RNSVGNode *)parent).svgView;
     } else {
         RCTLogError(@"RNSVG: %@ should be descendant of a SvgViewShadow.", NSStringFromClass(self.class));
     }
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
     RNSVGGroup * root = [self getTextRoot];
     RNSVGGlyphContext * gc = [root getGlyphContext];
     if (root == nil || gc == nil) {
-        return CGRectGetWidth([[self getSvgView] getContextBounds]);
+        return CGRectGetWidth([self.svgView getContextBounds]);
     } else {
         return [gc getWidth];
     }
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
     RNSVGGroup * root = [self getTextRoot];
     RNSVGGlyphContext * gc = [root getGlyphContext];
     if (root == nil || gc == nil) {
-        return CGRectGetHeight([[self getSvgView] getContextBounds]);
+        return CGRectGetHeight([self.svgView getContextBounds]);
     } else {
         return [gc getHeight];
     }
@@ -294,19 +296,19 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
 
 - (CGFloat)getContextLeft
 {
-    return CGRectGetMinX([[self getSvgView] getContextBounds]);
+    return CGRectGetMinX([self.svgView getContextBounds]);
 }
 
 - (CGFloat)getContextTop
 {
-    return CGRectGetMinY([[self getSvgView] getContextBounds]);
+    return CGRectGetMinY([self.svgView getContextBounds]);
 }
 
 - (void)parseReference
 {
     if (self.name) {
-        RNSVGSvgView* svg = [self getSvgView];
-        [svg defineTemplate:self templateName:self.name];
+        typeof(self) __weak weakSelf = self;
+        [self.svgView defineTemplate:weakSelf templateName:self.name];
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m b/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
index f7c0e72b..5c1a30f2 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
+++ b/ios/RNSVGRenderable.m
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
             CGContextClip(context);
             [self.fill paint:context
                      opacity:self.fillOpacity
-                     painter:[[self getSvgView] getDefinedPainter:self.fill.brushRef]
+                     painter:[self.svgView getDefinedPainter:self.fill.brushRef]
              ];
             CGContextRestoreGState(context);
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
             [self.stroke paint:context
                        opacity:self.strokeOpacity
-                       painter:[[self getSvgView] getDefinedPainter:self.stroke.brushRef]
+                       painter:[self.svgView getDefinedPainter:self.stroke.brushRef]
              ];
             return;
         }
diff --git a/ios/Text/RNSVGTextPath.m b/ios/Text/RNSVGTextPath.m
index 1bf7bbbc..e2236a91 100644
--- a/ios/Text/RNSVGTextPath.m
+++ b/ios/Text/RNSVGTextPath.m
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ void RNSVGPerformanceBezier_addLine(CGPoint *last, const CGPoint *next, NSMutabl
 
 - (void)getPathLength:(CGFloat*)lengthP lineCount:(NSUInteger*)lineCountP lengths:(NSArray* __strong *)lengthsP lines:(NSArray* __strong *)linesP isClosed:(BOOL*)isClosedP
 {
-    RNSVGSvgView *svg = [self getSvgView];
-    RNSVGNode *template = [svg getDefinedTemplate:self.href];
+    RNSVGNode *template = [self.svgView getDefinedTemplate:self.href];
     CGPathRef path = [template getPath:nil];
 
     if (_path != path) {