diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/Timing.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/Timing.java
index 8b0888e08..a29b2632b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/Timing.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/core/Timing.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public final class Timing extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Lifecycl
   private final Object mTimerGuard = new Object();
   private final PriorityQueue<Timer> mTimers;
   private final SparseArray<Timer> mTimerIdsToTimers;
-  private final AtomicBoolean isPaused = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+  private final AtomicBoolean isPaused = new AtomicBoolean(true);
   private final FrameCallback mFrameCallback = new FrameCallback();
   private @Nullable ReactChoreographer mReactChoreographer;
   private @Nullable JSTimersExecution mJSTimersModule;