diff --git a/packages/core/ui/animation/index.ios.ts b/packages/core/ui/animation/index.ios.ts
index 350de5692..ed5d12d4e 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/animation/index.ios.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/animation/index.ios.ts
@@ -439,30 +439,30 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 
 	private static _createNativeAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimation>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimation, valueSource: 'animation' | 'keyframe', finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
 		const nativeView = <UIView>animation.target.nativeViewProtected;
+		
+		let nativeAnimation;
+
+		if (args.subPropertiesToAnimate) {
+			nativeAnimation = this._createGroupAnimation(args, animation);
+		} else {
+			nativeAnimation = this._createBasicAnimation(args, animation);
+		}
+
+		const animationDelegate = AnimationDelegateImpl.initWithFinishedCallback(finishedCallback, animation, valueSource);
+		nativeAnimation.setValueForKey(animationDelegate, 'delegate');
 		if (nativeView?.layer) {
-			let nativeAnimation;
-
-			if (args.subPropertiesToAnimate) {
-				nativeAnimation = this._createGroupAnimation(args, animation);
-			} else {
-				nativeAnimation = this._createBasicAnimation(args, animation);
-			}
-
-			const animationDelegate = AnimationDelegateImpl.initWithFinishedCallback(finishedCallback, animation, valueSource);
-			nativeAnimation.setValueForKey(animationDelegate, 'delegate');
-
 			nativeView.layer.addAnimationForKey(nativeAnimation, args.propertyNameToAnimate);
-
-			let callback = undefined;
-			if (index + 1 < propertyAnimations.length) {
-				callback = Animation._createiOSAnimationFunction(propertyAnimations, index + 1, playSequentially, valueSource, finishedCallback);
-				if (!playSequentially) {
-					callback();
-				} else {
-					animationDelegate.nextAnimation = callback;
-				}
+		}
+		let callback = undefined;
+		if (index + 1 < propertyAnimations.length) {
+			callback = Animation._createiOSAnimationFunction(propertyAnimations, index + 1, playSequentially, valueSource, finishedCallback);
+			if (!playSequentially) {
+				callback();
+			} else {
+				animationDelegate.nextAnimation = callback;
 			}
 		}
+		
 	}
 
 	private static _createGroupAnimation(args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimation) {