diff --git a/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m b/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
index 14e64429..e8786836 100644
--- a/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
+++ b/ios/Elements/RNSVGGroup.m
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@
 
 - (void)pushGlyphContext
 {
-    [[[self getTextRoot] getGlyphContext] pushContext:self font:self.font];
+    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
+    [[self.textRoot getGlyphContext] pushContext:weakSelf font:self.font];
 }
 
 - (void)popGlyphContext
 {
-    [[[self getTextRoot] getGlyphContext] popContext];
+    [[self.textRoot getGlyphContext] popContext];
 }
 
 - (void)renderPathTo:(CGContextRef)context
diff --git a/ios/RNSVGNode.h b/ios/RNSVGNode.h
index 7f4dbd4d..7b5de41e 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGNode.h
+++ b/ios/RNSVGNode.h
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ extern CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
  * RNSVGSvgView which ownes current RNSVGNode
  */
 @property (nonatomic, readonly, weak) RNSVGSvgView *svgView;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, weak) RNSVGGroup *textRoot;
 
 - (void)invalidate;
 
-- (RNSVGGroup *)getTextRoot;
 - (RNSVGGroup *)getParentTextRoot;
 
 - (void)renderTo:(CGContextRef)context;
diff --git a/ios/RNSVGNode.m b/ios/RNSVGNode.m
index afffc460..824c0b04 100644
--- a/ios/RNSVGNode.m
+++ b/ios/RNSVGNode.m
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 @interface RNSVGNode()
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite, weak) RNSVGSvgView *svgView;
+@property (nonatomic, readwrite, weak) RNSVGGroup *textRoot;
 @end
 
 @implementation RNSVGNode
 {
-    RNSVGGroup *_textRoot;
     RNSVGGlyphContext *glyphContext;
     BOOL _transparent;
     CGPathRef _cachedClipPath;
@@ -59,23 +59,25 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
     [container invalidate];
 }
 
-- (RNSVGGroup *)getTextRoot
+- (RNSVGGroup *)textRoot
 {
+    if (_textRoot) {
+        return _textRoot;
+    }
+    
     RNSVGNode* node = self;
-    if (_textRoot == nil) {
-        while (node != nil) {
-            if ([node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGGroup class]] && [((RNSVGGroup*) node) getGlyphContext] != nil) {
-                _textRoot = (RNSVGGroup*)node;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            UIView* parent = [node superview];
-
-            if (![node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGNode class]]) {
-                node = nil;
-            } else {
-                node = (RNSVGNode*)parent;
-            }
+    while (node != nil) {
+        if ([node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGGroup class]] && [((RNSVGGroup*) node) getGlyphContext] != nil) {
+            _textRoot = (RNSVGGroup*)node;
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        UIView* parent = [node superview];
+        
+        if (![node isKindOfClass:[RNSVGNode class]]) {
+            node = nil;
+        } else {
+            node = (RNSVGNode*)parent;
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,13 +90,13 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
     if (![parent isKindOfClass:[RNSVGGroup class]]) {
         return nil;
     } else {
-        return [parent getTextRoot];
+        return parent.textRoot;
     }
 }
 
 - (CGFloat)getFontSizeFromContext
 {
-    RNSVGGroup* root = [self getTextRoot];
+    RNSVGGroup* root = self.textRoot;
     if (root == nil) {
         return RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
     }
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
 
 - (CGFloat)getContextWidth
 {
-    RNSVGGroup * root = [self getTextRoot];
+    RNSVGGroup * root = self.textRoot;
     RNSVGGlyphContext * gc = [root getGlyphContext];
     if (root == nil || gc == nil) {
         return CGRectGetWidth([self.svgView getContextBounds]);
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ CGFloat const RNSVG_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 12;
 
 - (CGFloat)getContextHeight
 {
-    RNSVGGroup * root = [self getTextRoot];
+    RNSVGGroup * root = self.textRoot;
     RNSVGGlyphContext * gc = [root getGlyphContext];
     if (root == nil || gc == nil) {
         return CGRectGetHeight([self.svgView getContextBounds]);
diff --git a/ios/Text/RNSVGTSpan.m b/ios/Text/RNSVGTSpan.m
index bd4deaee..5f6e6829 100644
--- a/ios/Text/RNSVGTSpan.m
+++ b/ios/Text/RNSVGTSpan.m
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static double RNSVGTSpan_radToDeg = 180 / M_PI;
     // Create a dictionary for this font
     CTFontRef fontRef = [self getFontFromContext];
     CGMutablePathRef path = CGPathCreateMutable();
-    RNSVGGlyphContext* gc = [[self getTextRoot] getGlyphContext];
+    RNSVGGlyphContext* gc = [self.textRoot getGlyphContext];
     RNSVGFontData* font = [gc getFont];
     NSUInteger n = str.length;
     /*
diff --git a/ios/Text/RNSVGText.m b/ios/Text/RNSVGText.m
index 28f665a9..21cec3c7 100644
--- a/ios/Text/RNSVGText.m
+++ b/ios/Text/RNSVGText.m
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 @implementation RNSVGText
 {
-    RNSVGText *_textRoot;
     RNSVGGlyphContext *_glyphContext;
 }
 
@@ -76,20 +75,19 @@
     [self popGlyphContext];
 }
 
-- (RNSVGText *)getTextRoot
+// TODO: Optimisation required
+- (RNSVGText *)textRoot
 {
-    if (!_textRoot) {
-        _textRoot = self;
-        while (_textRoot && [_textRoot class] != [RNSVGText class]) {
-            if (![_textRoot isKindOfClass:[RNSVGText class]]) {
-                //todo: throw exception here
-                break;
-            }
-            _textRoot = (RNSVGText*)[_textRoot superview];
+    RNSVGText *root = self;
+    while (root && [root class] != [RNSVGText class]) {
+        if (![root isKindOfClass:[RNSVGText class]]) {
+            //todo: throw exception here
+            break;
         }
+        root = (RNSVGText*)[root superview];
     }
 
-    return _textRoot;
+    return root;
 }
 
 - (NSString*) getAlignmentBaseline
@@ -147,23 +145,23 @@
 
 - (void)pushGlyphContext
 {
-    [[[self getTextRoot] getGlyphContext] pushContext:self
-                                                              font:self.font
-                                                                 x:self.positionX
-                                                                 y:self.positionY
-                                                            deltaX:self.deltaX
-                                                            deltaY:self.deltaY
-                                                            rotate:self.rotate];
+    [[self.textRoot getGlyphContext] pushContext:self
+                                            font:self.font
+                                               x:self.positionX
+                                               y:self.positionY
+                                          deltaX:self.deltaX
+                                          deltaY:self.deltaY
+                                          rotate:self.rotate];
 }
 
 - (void)popGlyphContext
 {
-    [[[self getTextRoot] getGlyphContext] popContext];
+    [[self.textRoot getGlyphContext] popContext];
 }
 
 - (CTFontRef)getFontFromContext
 {
-    return [[[self getTextRoot] getGlyphContext] getGlyphFont];
+    return [[self.textRoot getGlyphContext] getGlyphFont];
 }
 
 @end