diff --git a/packages/core/ui/bottom-navigation/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/bottom-navigation/index.android.ts
index e9ca17cc8..759e0b3cc 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/bottom-navigation/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/bottom-navigation/index.android.ts
@@ -540,7 +540,9 @@ export class BottomNavigation extends TabNavigationBase {
 
 			if (fragment != null) {
 				fragment.setMenuVisibility(true);
-				fragment.setUserVisibleHint(true);
+				// commenting out as it fixes rare crash when going
+				// back from deeply nested/modally shown fragments
+				// fragment.setUserVisibleHint(true);
 			}
 
 			this._currentFragment = fragment;
@@ -581,8 +583,8 @@ export class BottomNavigation extends TabNavigationBase {
 					fragmentExitTransition.setResetOnTransitionEnd(true);
 				}
 				if (fragment && fragment.isAdded() && !fragment.isRemoving()) {
-					const pfm = (<any>fragment).getParentFragmentManager ? (<any>fragment).getParentFragmentManager() : null;
-					if (pfm && !pfm.isDestroyed()) {
+					const pfm = (<any>fragment).getParentFragmentManager ? (<any>fragment).getParentFragmentManager() : fragmentManager;
+					if (pfm) {
 						try {
 							if (pfm.isStateSaved()) {
 								pfm.beginTransaction().remove(fragment).commitNowAllowingStateLoss();