diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxDialogSurfaceDelegate.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxDialogSurfaceDelegate.kt
index e48d7eca5bfada..8adc330ad3314b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxDialogSurfaceDelegate.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxDialogSurfaceDelegate.kt
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ internal class LogBoxDialogSurfaceDelegate(private val devSupportManager: DevSup
   }
 
   override fun hide() {
-    if (!isShowing) {
-      return
+    if (isShowing) {
+      dialog?.dismiss()
     }
     (reactRootView?.parent as ViewGroup?)?.removeView(reactRootView)
-    dialog?.dismiss()
     dialog = null
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxModule.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxModule.kt
index 325a8645bce935..933f6b4f3420aa 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxModule.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/LogBoxModule.kt
@@ -23,20 +23,18 @@ public class LogBoxModule(
       devSupportManager.createSurfaceDelegate(NAME)
           ?: LogBoxDialogSurfaceDelegate(devSupportManager)
 
-  /**
-   * LogBoxModule can be rendered in different surface. By default, it will use LogBoxDialog to wrap
-   * the content of logs. In other platform (for example VR), a surfaceDelegate can be provided so
-   * that the content can be wrapped in custom surface.
-   */
-  init {
-    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread { surfaceDelegate.createContentView("LogBox") }
-  }
-
   override fun show() {
-    if (!surfaceDelegate.isContentViewReady) {
-      return
+    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread {
+      if (!surfaceDelegate.isContentViewReady) {
+        /**
+         * LogBoxModule can be rendered in different surface. By default, it will use LogBoxDialog
+         * to wrap the content of logs. In other platform (for example VR), a surfaceDelegate can be
+         * provided so that the content can be wrapped in custom surface.
+         */
+        surfaceDelegate.createContentView("LogBox")
+      }
+      surfaceDelegate.show()
     }
-    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread { surfaceDelegate.show() }
   }
 
   override fun hide() {