diff --git a/.changeset/bright-rice-drive.md b/.changeset/bright-rice-drive.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca95dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-rice-drive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"nativewind": patch
+---
+
+fix runtime error with undefined styles
diff --git a/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts b/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts
index 98ae3aa..ca87290 100644
--- a/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts
+++ b/packages/nativewind/src/styled/use-tailwind.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function useTailwind<T>({
     return [
       store.subscribe,
       store.getSnapshot,
-      (snapshot: Snapshot) => snapshot[selector],
+      (snapshot: Snapshot): StylesArray | undefined => snapshot[selector],
     ];
   }, [
     store,
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ export function useTailwind<T>({
 
     if (flatten) {
       const flatStyles: StylesArray = [StyleSheet.flatten(stylesArray)];
-      flatStyles.mask = styles.mask;
+      flatStyles.mask = styles?.mask;
       return flatStyles;
     }
 
-    stylesArray.mask = styles.mask;
+    stylesArray.mask = styles?.mask;
     return stylesArray;
   }, [styles, inlineStyles, additionalStyles, flatten]) as StylesArray<T>;
 }