diff --git a/src/createAnimatedComponent.tsx b/src/createAnimatedComponent.tsx
index 5e1f7c96ed7..069fcc3c9f6 100644
--- a/src/createAnimatedComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/createAnimatedComponent.tsx
@@ -344,19 +344,6 @@ export default function createAnimatedComponent(
     _reattachNativeEvents(
       prevProps: AnimatedComponentProps<InitialComponentProps>
     ) {
-      let viewTag: number | undefined;
-
-      for (const key in this.props) {
-        const prop = this.props[key];
-        if (
-          has('current', prop) &&
-          prop.current instanceof WorkletEventHandler
-        ) {
-          if (viewTag === undefined) {
-            viewTag = prop.current.viewTag;
-          }
-        }
-      }
       for (const key in prevProps) {
         const prop = this.props[key];
         if (
@@ -368,6 +355,9 @@ export default function createAnimatedComponent(
         }
       }
 
+      const node = this._getEventViewRef();
+      const viewTag = findNodeHandle(options?.setNativeProps ? this : node);
+
       for (const key in this.props) {
         const prop = this.props[key];
         if (
@@ -375,8 +365,7 @@ export default function createAnimatedComponent(
           prop.current instanceof WorkletEventHandler &&
           prop.current.reattachNeeded
         ) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-          prop.current.registerForEvents(viewTag!, key);
+          prop.current.registerForEvents(viewTag as number, key);
           prop.current.reattachNeeded = false;
         }
       }