diff --git a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/package.json b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/package.json
index e1bdeb25..ebeefc0f 100644
--- a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "react": "16.8.3",
     "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-34.0.0.tar.gz",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "~1.3.0",
-    "react-native-paper": "^3.0.0-alpha.7",
+    "react-native-paper": "^3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "react-native-reanimated": "~1.1.0",
     "react-navigation": "^4.0.7",
     "react-navigation-stack": "^1.5.4"
diff --git a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/yarn.lock b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/yarn.lock
index 121d8e5b..a9201e1e 100644
--- a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/example/yarn.lock
@@ -9361,10 +9361,10 @@ react-native-gesture-handler@~1.3.0:
     invariant "^2.2.2"
     prop-types "^15.5.10"
 
-react-native-paper@^3.0.0-alpha.7:
-  version "3.0.0-alpha.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-paper/-/react-native-paper-3.0.0-alpha.7.tgz#fbbfe5dc9ef8dbd18932786aa3d7f0479501538b"
-  integrity sha512-tjqewrUMnucLM4yqMiVtCOnrqilnvDDNr2guIImwsUpJ6HWaJKBEFKqB25SEdMvuo88MWSdA0gyRNtS3WRpS3w==
+react-native-paper@^3.0.0-alpha.8:
+  version "3.0.0-alpha.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-paper/-/react-native-paper-3.0.0-alpha.8.tgz#365a0c4f0aa20a737a03a8e341e569a4594edf68"
+  integrity sha512-9+0pJhcpkBfiBZOHOkP7ElsbM1kTTL0RoMg7IBgfjBS5yUhqAlf7ff+vK8m2d0R3fST/Peim5PSbW0b1053+hQ==
   dependencies:
     "@callstack/react-theme-provider" "^3.0.5"
     color "^3.1.2"
diff --git a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/package.json b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/package.json
index 49900b52..0bce0b24 100644
--- a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "react": "16.8.3",
     "react-native": "~0.59.8",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "^1.4.1",
-    "react-native-paper": "^3.0.0-alpha.7",
+    "react-native-paper": "^3.0.0-alpha.8",
     "react-native-reanimated": "^1.2.0",
     "react-navigation": "^4.0.7",
     "release-it": "^12.3.6",
diff --git a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/src/views/MaterialBottomTabView.tsx b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/src/views/MaterialBottomTabView.tsx
index 9a5e0ec0..619ce7fa 100644
--- a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/src/views/MaterialBottomTabView.tsx
+++ b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/src/views/MaterialBottomTabView.tsx
@@ -71,13 +71,7 @@ export default class MaterialBottomTabView extends React.Component<Props> {
   _getBarStyle = () => {
     let { barStyle, barStyleLight, barStyleDark } = this.props;
 
-    if (this.context === 'dark' && barStyleDark) {
-      return barStyleDark;
-    } else if (barStyleLight) {
-      return barStyleLight;
-    } else {
-      return barStyle;
-    }
+    return [barStyle, this.context === 'dark' ? barStyleDark : barStyleLight];
   };
 
   _isVisible() {
diff --git a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/yarn.lock b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/yarn.lock
index 3187fbe0..ce45ba2b 100644
--- a/packages/material-bottom-tabs/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/material-bottom-tabs/yarn.lock
@@ -7274,10 +7274,10 @@ react-native-gesture-handler@^1.4.1:
     invariant "^2.2.4"
     prop-types "^15.7.2"
 
-react-native-paper@^3.0.0-alpha.7:
-  version "3.0.0-alpha.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-paper/-/react-native-paper-3.0.0-alpha.7.tgz#fbbfe5dc9ef8dbd18932786aa3d7f0479501538b"
-  integrity sha512-tjqewrUMnucLM4yqMiVtCOnrqilnvDDNr2guIImwsUpJ6HWaJKBEFKqB25SEdMvuo88MWSdA0gyRNtS3WRpS3w==
+react-native-paper@^3.0.0-alpha.8:
+  version "3.0.0-alpha.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-paper/-/react-native-paper-3.0.0-alpha.8.tgz#365a0c4f0aa20a737a03a8e341e569a4594edf68"
+  integrity sha512-9+0pJhcpkBfiBZOHOkP7ElsbM1kTTL0RoMg7IBgfjBS5yUhqAlf7ff+vK8m2d0R3fST/Peim5PSbW0b1053+hQ==
   dependencies:
     "@callstack/react-theme-provider" "^3.0.5"
     color "^3.1.2"