diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeViewManager.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeViewManager.kt
index 8ecf81b0..ac4e6a8b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeViewManager.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeViewManager.kt
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "play" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val animationName = it.getString(0)
-          val loopMode = it.getString(1)
-          val direction = it.getString(2)
+          val animationName = it.getString(0) ?: ""
+          val loopMode = it.getString(1) ?:""
+          val direction = it.getString(2) ?:""
           val isStateMachine = it.getBoolean(3)
           view.run {
             val rnLoopMode = RNLoopMode.mapToRNLoopMode(loopMode)
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "fireState" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val stateMachineName = it.getString(0)
-          val inputName = it.getString(1)
+          val stateMachineName = it.getString(0) ?:""
+          val inputName = it.getString(1) ?:""
           view.run {
             fireState(stateMachineName, inputName)
           }
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "setBooleanState" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val stateMachineName = it.getString(0)
-          val inputName = it.getString(1)
+          val stateMachineName = it.getString(0) ?:""
+          val inputName = it.getString(1) ?:""
           val value = it.getBoolean(2)
           view.run {
             setBooleanState(stateMachineName, inputName, value)
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "setNumberState" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val stateMachineName = it.getString(0)
-          val inputName = it.getString(1)
+          val stateMachineName = it.getString(0) ?:""
+          val inputName = it.getString(1) ?:""
           val value = it.getDouble(2)
           view.run {
             setNumberState(stateMachineName, inputName, value.toFloat())
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "fireStateAtPath" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val inputName = it.getString(0)
-          val path = it.getString(1)
+          val inputName = it.getString(0) ?:""
+          val path = it.getString(1) ?: ""
           view.run {
             fireStateAtPath(inputName, path)
           }
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "setBooleanStateAtPath" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val inputName = it.getString(0)
+          val inputName = it.getString(0) ?:""
           val value = it.getBoolean(1)
-          val path = it.getString(2)
+          val path = it.getString(2) ?:""
           view.run {
             setBooleanStateAtPath(inputName, value, path)
           }
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "setNumberStateAtPath" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val inputName = it.getString(0)
+          val inputName = it.getString(0) ?:""
           val value = it.getDouble(1)
-          val path = it.getString(2)
+          val path = it.getString(2) ?:""
           view.run {
             setNumberStateAtPath(inputName, value.toFloat(), path)
           }
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "setTextRunValue" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val textRunName: String = it.getString(0)
-          val textValue: String = it.getString(1)
+          val textRunName: String = it.getString(0) ?:""
+          val textValue: String = it.getString(1) ?:""
           view.run {
             this.setTextRunValue(textRunName, textValue)
           }
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager : SimpleViewManager<RiveReactNativeView>() {
 
       "setTextRunValueAtPath" -> {
         args?.let {
-          val textRunName: String = it.getString(0)
-          val textValue: String = it.getString(1)
-          val path: String = it.getString(2)
+          val textRunName: String = it.getString(0) ?:""
+          val textValue: String = it.getString(1) ?:""
+          val path: String = it.getString(2) ?:""
           view.run {
             this.setTextRunValueAtPath(textRunName, textValue, path)
           }