diff --git a/src/core/classes/Iterable.ts b/src/core/classes/Iterable.ts
index 75321d4bc..4c64cb7da 100644
--- a/src/core/classes/Iterable.ts
+++ b/src/core/classes/Iterable.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ import { IterableLogger } from './IterableLogger';
 
 const RNEventEmitter = new NativeEventEmitter(RNIterableAPI);
 
+/**
+ * Checks if the response is an IterableAuthResponse
+ */
+const isIterableAuthResponse = (
+  response: IterableAuthResponse | string | undefined | null
+): response is IterableAuthResponse => {
+  if (typeof response === 'string') return false;
+  if (
+    response?.authToken ||
+    response?.successCallback ||
+    response?.failureCallback
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
 /* eslint-disable tsdoc/syntax */
 /**
  * The main class for the Iterable React Native SDK.
@@ -952,25 +969,23 @@ export class Iterable {
             // Promise result can be either just String OR of type AuthResponse.
             // If type AuthReponse, authToken will be parsed looking for `authToken` within promised object. Two additional listeners will be registered for success and failure callbacks sent by native bridge layer.
             // Else it will be looked for as a String.
-            if (typeof promiseResult === typeof new IterableAuthResponse()) {
-              Iterable.authManager.passAlongAuthToken(
-                (promiseResult as IterableAuthResponse).authToken
-              );
+            if (isIterableAuthResponse(promiseResult)) {
+              Iterable.authManager.passAlongAuthToken(promiseResult.authToken);
 
               setTimeout(() => {
                 if (
                   authResponseCallback === IterableAuthResponseResult.SUCCESS
                 ) {
-                  if ((promiseResult as IterableAuthResponse).successCallback) {
-                    (promiseResult as IterableAuthResponse).successCallback?.();
+                  if (promiseResult.successCallback) {
+                    promiseResult.successCallback?.();
                   }
                 } else if (
                   authResponseCallback === IterableAuthResponseResult.FAILURE
                 ) {
                   // We are currently only reporting JWT related errors.  In
                   // the future, we should handle other types of errors as well.
-                  if ((promiseResult as IterableAuthResponse).failureCallback) {
-                    (promiseResult as IterableAuthResponse).failureCallback?.();
+                  if (promiseResult.failureCallback) {
+                    promiseResult.failureCallback?.();
                   }
                 } else {
                   IterableLogger?.log('No callback received from native layer');
@@ -978,7 +993,7 @@ export class Iterable {
               }, 1000);
             } else if (typeof promiseResult === 'string') {
               //If promise only returns string
-              Iterable.authManager.passAlongAuthToken(promiseResult as string);
+              Iterable.authManager.passAlongAuthToken(promiseResult);
             } else {
               IterableLogger?.log(
                 'Unexpected promise returned. Auth token expects promise of String or AuthResponse type.'