diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.m
index 52535ea1..7ffe4e20 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGSvgView.m
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
     clipPaths = nil;
     templates = nil;
     brushConverters = nil;
-    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
     _boundingBox = rect;
+    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
     
     for (RNSVGNode *node in self.subviews) {
         if ([node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGNode class]]) {
diff --git a/ios/Utils/RCTConvert+RNSVG.m b/ios/Utils/RCTConvert+RNSVG.m
index d4428077..16c2df70 100644
--- a/ios/Utils/RCTConvert+RNSVG.m
+++ b/ios/Utils/RCTConvert+RNSVG.m
@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(RNSVGVBMOS, (@{
     }
     
     NSDictionary *fontDict = dict[@"font"];
-    CTFontRef font = (__bridge CTFontRef)[self UIFont:nil withFamily:fontDict[@"fontFamily"] size:fontDict[@"fontSize"] weight:fontDict[@"fontWeight"] style:fontDict[@"fontStyle"] scaleMultiplier:1.0];
+    NSString *fontFamily = fontDict[@"fontFamily"];
+    
+    if (![[UIFont familyNames] containsObject:fontFamily]) {
+        fontFamily = nil;
+    }
+    
+    CTFontRef font = (__bridge CTFontRef)[self UIFont:nil withFamily:fontFamily size:fontDict[@"fontSize"] weight:fontDict[@"fontWeight"] style:fontDict[@"fontStyle"] scaleMultiplier:1.0];
     if (!font) {
         return frame;
     }
@@ -262,12 +268,15 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(RNSVGVBMOS, (@{
     RNSVGCGFloatArray colorsAndOffsets = [self RNSVGCGFloatArray:arr];
     size_t stops = colorsAndOffsets.count / 5;
     CGColorSpaceRef rgb = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
+    
     CGGradientRef gradient = CGGradientCreateWithColorComponents(
                                                                  rgb,
                                                                  colorsAndOffsets.array,
                                                                  colorsAndOffsets.array + stops * 4,
                                                                  stops
                                                                  );
+    
+    
     CGColorSpaceRelease(rgb);
     free(colorsAndOffsets.array);
     return (CGGradientRef)CFAutorelease(gradient);