diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentHelper.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentHelper.java
index 69126eb9..4cb1b973 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentHelper.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public ReceiveSharingIntentHelper(Application context){
 
   @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
   public void sendFileNames(Context context, Intent intent, Promise promise){
+    if (intent == null) {
+      promise.reject("error","Null intent.");
+    }
     try {
       String action = intent.getAction();
       String type = intent.getType();
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ private String getMediaType(String url){
 
 
   public void clearFileNames(Intent intent){
+    if(intent == null) return;
     String type = intent.getType();
     if(type == null) return;
     if (type.startsWith("text")) {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentModule.java
index f7521441..5b4a9c50 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativereceivesharingintent/ReceiveSharingIntentModule.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public void getFileNames(Promise promise){
     if(mActivity == null) { return; }
     Intent intent = mActivity.getIntent();
     receiveSharingIntentHelper.sendFileNames(reactContext, intent, promise);
-    mActivity.setIntent(null);
   }
 
   @ReactMethod
@@ -48,7 +47,9 @@ public void clearFileNames(){
     Activity mActivity = getCurrentActivity();
     if(mActivity == null) { return; }
     Intent intent = mActivity.getIntent();
-    receiveSharingIntentHelper.clearFileNames(intent);
+    if (intent != null) {
+      receiveSharingIntentHelper.clearFileNames(intent);
+    }
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.interfaces.ts b/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.interfaces.ts
index 241ba466..cddf048b 100644
--- a/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.interfaces.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 export interface IReceiveSharingIntent{
     getReceivedFiles(handler: Function , errorHandler: Function, protocol: string ): void,
+    clearFileNames() :void,
 }
 
 export interface IUtils{
@@ -15,4 +16,4 @@ export interface IReturnData{
     contentUri?: any | string,
     fileName?: any | string, 
     extension?: any | string,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.ts b/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.ts
index 735c1916..d1dc92e6 100644
--- a/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.ts
+++ b/src/ReceiveSharingIntent.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class ReceiveSharingIntentModule implements IReceiveSharingIntent {
         this.isClear = true;
     }
 
+    clearFileNames() {
+        ReceiveSharingIntent.clearFileNames();
+    }
     
    protected getFileNames(handler: Function, errorHandler: Function, url: string){
         if(this.isIos){
@@ -54,4 +57,4 @@ class ReceiveSharingIntentModule implements IReceiveSharingIntent {
     
 }
 
-export default ReceiveSharingIntentModule;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default ReceiveSharingIntentModule;