diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift
index 44aff4be..d069af72 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import GoogleInteractiveMediaAds
 
 class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
 
-    private var _video:RCTVideo
+    private weak var _video: RCTVideo?
 
     /* Entry point for the SDK. Used to make ad requests. */
     private var adsLoader: IMAAdsLoader!
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
     }
 
     func requestAds() {
+        guard let _video = _video else {return}
         // Create ad display container for ad rendering.
         let adDisplayContainer = IMAAdDisplayContainer(adContainer: _video, viewController: _video.reactViewController())
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
     // MARK: - IMAAdsLoaderDelegate
 
     func adsLoader(_ loader: IMAAdsLoader, adsLoadedWith adsLoadedData: IMAAdsLoadedData) {
+        guard let _video = _video else {return}
         // Grab the instance of the IMAAdsManager and set yourself as the delegate.
         adsManager = adsLoadedData.adsManager
         adsManager?.delegate = self
@@ -71,12 +73,13 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
             print("Error loading ads: " + adErrorData.adError.message!)
         }
 
-        _video.setPaused(false)
+        _video?.setPaused(false)
     }
 
     // MARK: - IMAAdsManagerDelegate
 
     func adsManager(_ adsManager: IMAAdsManager, didReceive event: IMAAdEvent) {
+        guard let _video = _video else {return}
         // Mute ad if the main player is muted
         if (_video.isMuted()) {
             adsManager.volume = 0;
@@ -102,19 +105,19 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
         }
 
         // Fall back to playing content
-        _video.setPaused(false)
+        _video?.setPaused(false)
     }
 
     func adsManagerDidRequestContentPause(_ adsManager: IMAAdsManager) {
         // Pause the content for the SDK to play ads.
-        _video.setPaused(true)
-        _video.setAdPlaying(true)
+        _video?.setPaused(true)
+        _video?.setAdPlaying(true)
     }
 
     func adsManagerDidRequestContentResume(_ adsManager: IMAAdsManager) {
         // Resume the content since the SDK is done playing ads (at least for now).
-        _video.setAdPlaying(false)
-        _video.setPaused(false)
+        _video?.setAdPlaying(false)
+        _video?.setPaused(false)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Helpers
diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift
index 68fc56dd..9e798dc3 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTPlayerObserver.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ protocol RCTPlayerObserverHandler: RCTPlayerObserverHandlerObjc {
 
 class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
 
-    var _handlers: RCTPlayerObserverHandler!
+    weak var _handlers: RCTPlayerObserverHandler?
     
     var player:AVPlayer? {
         willSet {
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     private var _playerViewControllerOverlayFrameObserver:NSKeyValueObservation?
     
     deinit {
-        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(_handlers)
+        if let _handlers = _handlers {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(_handlers)
+        }
     }
     
     func addPlayerObservers() {
-        guard let player = player else {
+        guard let player = player, let _handlers = _handlers else {
             return
         }
         
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     }
     
     func addPlayerItemObservers() {
-        guard let playerItem = playerItem else { return }
+        guard let playerItem = playerItem, let _handlers = _handlers else { return }
 
         _playerItemStatusObserver = playerItem.observe(\.status, options:  [.new, .old], changeHandler: _handlers.handlePlayerItemStatusChange)
         _playerPlaybackBufferEmptyObserver = playerItem.observe(\.isPlaybackBufferEmpty, options:  [.new, .old], changeHandler: _handlers.handlePlaybackBufferKeyEmpty)
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     }
 
     func addPlayerViewControllerObservers() {
-        guard let playerViewController = playerViewController else { return }
+        guard let playerViewController = playerViewController, let _handlers = _handlers else { return }
         
         _playerViewControllerReadyForDisplayObserver = playerViewController.observe(\.isReadyForDisplay, options:  [.new], changeHandler: _handlers.handleReadyForDisplay)
         
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     }
     
     func addPlayerLayerObserver() {
+        guard let _handlers = _handlers else {return}
         _playerLayerReadyForDisplayObserver = playerLayer?.observe(\.isReadyForDisplay, options:  [.new], changeHandler: _handlers.handleReadyForDisplay)
     }
     
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     }
     
     func addPlayerTimeObserver() {
+        guard let _handlers = _handlers else {return}
         removePlayerTimeObserver()
         let progressUpdateIntervalMS:Float64 = _progressUpdateInterval / 1000
         // @see endScrubbing in AVPlayerDemoPlaybackViewController.m
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     }
     
     func attachPlayerEventListeners() {
+        guard let _handlers = _handlers else {return}
 
         NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(_handlers,
                                                   name:NSNotification.Name.AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime,
@@ -202,6 +207,8 @@ class RCTPlayerObserver: NSObject {
     func clearPlayer() {
         player = nil
         playerItem = nil
-        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(_handlers)
+        if let _handlers = _handlers {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(_handlers)
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index fbfd635b..4afeb851 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     // MARK: - Player and source
     @objc
     func setSrc(_ source:NSDictionary!) {
-        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default).async {
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default).async { [weak self] in
+            guard let self = self else {return}
             self._source = VideoSource(source)
             if (self._source?.uri == nil || self._source?.uri == "") {
                 self._player?.replaceCurrentItem(with: nil)
@@ -670,7 +671,8 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
                         self._playerViewController?.removeFromParent()
                     }
 
-                    viewController.present(playerViewController, animated:true, completion:{
+                    viewController.present(playerViewController, animated:true, completion:{ [weak self] in
+                        guard let self = self else {return}
                         self._playerViewController?.showsPlaybackControls = self._controls
                         self._fullscreenPlayerPresented = fullscreen
                         self._playerViewController?.autorotate = self._fullscreenAutorotate
@@ -682,8 +684,8 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
             }
         } else if !fullscreen && _fullscreenPlayerPresented, let _playerViewController = _playerViewController {
             self.videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss(playerViewController: _playerViewController)
-            _presentingViewController?.dismiss(animated: true, completion:{
-                self.videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss(playerViewController: _playerViewController)
+            _presentingViewController?.dismiss(animated: true, completion:{[weak self] in
+                self?.videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss(playerViewController: _playerViewController)
             })
         }
     }
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.swift
index e398e62f..1abbc384 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideoPlayerViewController.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import AVKit
 
 class RCTVideoPlayerViewController: AVPlayerViewController {
     
-    var rctDelegate:RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate!
+    weak var rctDelegate: RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate?
     
     // Optional paramters
     var preferredOrientation:String?
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ class RCTVideoPlayerViewController: AVPlayerViewController {
 
     override func viewDidDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
         super.viewDidDisappear(animated)
-
-        if rctDelegate != nil {
-            rctDelegate.videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss(playerViewController: self)
-            rctDelegate.videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss(playerViewController: self)
-        }
+        
+        rctDelegate?.videoPlayerViewControllerWillDismiss(playerViewController: self)
+        rctDelegate?.videoPlayerViewControllerDidDismiss(playerViewController: self)
     }
 
     #if !TARGET_OS_TV