diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp
index 24aa653d2..ba8aef531 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/Instance.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void Instance::loadScriptFromString(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> string,
   if (loadSynchronously) {
     loadApplicationSync(nullptr, std::move(string), std::move(sourceURL));
   } else {
-    loadApplicationSync(nullptr, std::move(string), std::move(sourceURL));
+    loadApplication(nullptr, std::move(string), std::move(sourceURL));
   }
 }