diff --git a/native/navigation/overlay-navigator.react.js b/native/navigation/overlay-navigator.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/overlay-navigator.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/overlay-navigator.react.js
@@ -286,27 +286,29 @@
                 const newVisibleOverlays = curVisibleOverlays.filter(
                   overlay => overlay.routeKey !== key,
                 );
-                invariant(
-                  newVisibleOverlays.length < curVisibleOverlays.length,
-                  `could not find ${key} in visibleOverlays`,
-                );
-                visibleOverlaysRef.current = newVisibleOverlays;
-                setSceneData(curSceneData => {
-                  const newSceneData = {};
-                  for (const sceneKey in curSceneData) {
-                    if (sceneKey === key) {
-                      continue;
+                if (newVisibleOverlays.length < curVisibleOverlays.length) {
+                  invariant(
+                    newVisibleOverlays.length < curVisibleOverlays.length,
+                    `could not find ${key} in visibleOverlays`,
+                  );
+                  visibleOverlaysRef.current = newVisibleOverlays;
+                  setSceneData(curSceneData => {
+                    const newSceneData = {};
+                    for (const sceneKey in curSceneData) {
+                      if (sceneKey === key) {
+                        continue;
+                      }
+                      newSceneData[sceneKey] = {
+                        ...curSceneData[sceneKey],
+                        context: {
+                          ...curSceneData[sceneKey].context,
+                          visibleOverlays: newVisibleOverlays,
+                        },
+                      };
                     }
-                    newSceneData[sceneKey] = {
-                      ...curSceneData[sceneKey],
-                      context: {
-                        ...curSceneData[sceneKey].context,
-                        visibleOverlays: newVisibleOverlays,
-                      },
-                    };
-                  }
-                  return newSceneData;
-                });
+                    return newSceneData;
+                  });
+                }
               }),
             ),
           ],