diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
index 4290fd159a..d496398b8a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/core/GestureHandlerOrchestrator.kt
@@ -328,9 +328,8 @@ class GestureHandlerOrchestrator(
     }
 
     if (!handler.isAwaiting || action != MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
-      val isFirstEvent = handler.state == 0
       handler.handle(event, sourceEvent)
-      if (handler.isActive) {
+      if (handler.state == GestureHandler.STATE_ACTIVE && handler.isActive) {
         // After handler is done waiting for other one to fail its progress should be
         // reset, otherwise there may be a visible jump in values sent by the handler.
         // When handler is waiting it's already activated but the `isAwaiting` flag