diff --git a/ios/src_library/React Native/RNIModalView/RNIModalView.swift b/ios/src_library/React Native/RNIModalView/RNIModalView.swift
index 5d05a945..e0e9806c 100644
--- a/ios/src_library/React Native/RNIModalView/RNIModalView.swift	
+++ b/ios/src_library/React Native/RNIModalView/RNIModalView.swift	
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class RNIModalView: UIView, RNIModalFocusNotifying, RNIModalIdentity,
   // MARK: - Properties - RNIModalFocusNotifying
   // -------------------------------------------
   
-  var modalFocusDelegate: RNIModalFocusNotifiable!;
+  weak var modalFocusDelegate: RNIModalFocusNotifiable!;
   
   // MARK: - Properties - RNIModalIdentity
   // -------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx b/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx
index b97f4109..e63317c4 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ModalView/ModalView.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class ModalView extends
         isModalContentLazy ?? true
       ),
       shouldEnableAggressiveCleanup: (
-        shouldEnableAggressiveCleanup ?? false
+        shouldEnableAggressiveCleanup ?? true
       ),
 
       // B - Pass down...