diff --git a/submodules/lottie-ios/lottie-ios/Classes/Private/LOTComposition.m b/submodules/lottie-ios/lottie-ios/Classes/Private/LOTComposition.m
index e84d117431..39ffd09b05 100644
--- a/submodules/lottie-ios/lottie-ios/Classes/Private/LOTComposition.m
+++ b/submodules/lottie-ios/lottie-ios/Classes/Private/LOTComposition.m
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   NSData *jsonData = [[NSData alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:filePath];
   NSDictionary  *JSONObject = jsonData ? [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jsonData
                                                                          options:0 error:&error] : nil;
-  if (JSONObject && !error) {
+  if (JSONObject && [JSONObject isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]] && !error) {
     LOTComposition *laScene = [[self alloc] initWithJSON:JSONObject withAssetBundle:[NSBundle mainBundle]];
     laScene.rootDirectory = [filePath stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
     [[LOTAnimationCache sharedCache] addAnimation:laScene forKey:animationName];