diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/OnLoad.cpp b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/OnLoad.cpp
index 8867b0c9e..b5ad6a11f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/OnLoad.cpp
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/OnLoad.cpp
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ static void create(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jobject executor, jobject callback,
 
 static void executeApplicationScript(
     const RefPtr<Bridge>& bridge,
-    const std::string script,
-    const std::string sourceUri) {
+    const std::string& script,
+    const std::string& sourceUri) {
   try {
     // Execute the application script and collect/dispatch any native calls that might have occured
     bridge->executeApplicationScript(script, sourceUri);