diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupShadowNode.java
index 72173c3b..d26d485b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/GroupShadowNode.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class GroupShadowNode extends RenderableShadowNode {
     @Nullable ReadableMap mFont;
 
     private GlyphContext mGlyphContext;
+    private GroupShadowNode textRoot;
 
     @ReactProp(name = "font")
     public void setFont(@Nullable ReadableMap font) {
@@ -47,7 +48,10 @@ class GroupShadowNode extends RenderableShadowNode {
     }
 
     GlyphContext getTextRootGlyphContext() {
-        return getTextRoot().getGlyphContext();
+        if (textRoot == null) {
+            textRoot = getTextRoot();
+        }
+        return textRoot.getGlyphContext();
     }
 
     void pushGlyphContext() {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/TextShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/TextShadowNode.java
index 1bf6446f..e0ff8a41 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/TextShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/TextShadowNode.java
@@ -178,6 +178,6 @@ class TextShadowNode extends GroupShadowNode {
     @Override
     void pushGlyphContext() {
         boolean isTextNode = !(this instanceof TextPathShadowNode) && !(this instanceof TSpanShadowNode);
-        getTextRoot().getGlyphContext().pushContext(this, mFont, mRotate, mDeltaX, mDeltaY, mPositionX, mPositionY, isTextNode);
+        getTextRootGlyphContext().pushContext(this, mFont, mRotate, mDeltaX, mDeltaY, mPositionX, mPositionY, isTextNode);
     }
 }