diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
index 3a7e753a8..f9881747a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactInstanceManager.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Process;
 import android.view.View;
 
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
@@ -742,6 +743,7 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
       @Override
       public void run() {
         try {
+          Process.setThreadPriority(Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
           final ReactApplicationContext reactApplicationContext = createReactContext(
             initParams.getJsExecutorFactory().create(),
             initParams.getJsBundleLoader());
@@ -789,7 +791,6 @@ public class ReactInstanceManager {
         }
       }
     });
-    mCreateReactContextThread.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
     mCreateReactContextThread.start();
   }
 
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/queue/MessageQueueThreadImpl.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/queue/MessageQueueThreadImpl.java
index f78988ca8..7a94d0019 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/queue/MessageQueueThreadImpl.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/queue/MessageQueueThreadImpl.java
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ public class MessageQueueThreadImpl implements MessageQueueThread {
         new Runnable() {
           @Override
           public void run() {
+            Process.setThreadPriority(Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
             Looper.prepare();
 
             looperFuture.set(Looper.myLooper());