diff --git a/packages/bridge-react/src/reactBridge.ts b/packages/bridge-react/src/reactBridge.ts
index 3c3649641..7eed9526a 100644
--- a/packages/bridge-react/src/reactBridge.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge-react/src/reactBridge.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function getElementToRender(opts: Options, appInfo: PropsInfo) {
         elementToRender,
       );
     }
-    return rootComponentElement;
+    return elementToRender;
   }
 }