diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js b/Libraries/Animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
index 2af18124dc1141..7685f22999ff3b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ const API = {
   },
   flushQueue: function (): void {
     // TODO: (T136971132)
-    // invariant(NativeAnimatedModule, 'Native animated module is not available');
+    invariant(
+      NativeAnimatedModule || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test',
+      'Native animated module is not available',
+    );
     flushQueueTimeout = null;
 
     // Early returns before calling any APIs