diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 5ea0ed3..5b201d4 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ allprojects {
 
 dependencies {
     compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
-    compile 'com.android.support:design:26.1.0'
+    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1"
+    compile "com.android.support:design:27.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/bottomsheetbehavior/RNBottomSheetBehavior.java b/android/src/main/java/com/bottomsheetbehavior/RNBottomSheetBehavior.java
index 1158876..e29313e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/bottomsheetbehavior/RNBottomSheetBehavior.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/bottomsheetbehavior/RNBottomSheetBehavior.java
@@ -189,9 +189,14 @@ public boolean onLayoutChild( CoordinatorLayout parent, V child, int layoutDirec
       toggleHeaderColor(false);
       ViewCompat.offsetTopAndBottom(child, mMaxOffset);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Workaround for support SDK 27 race condition
+     */ 
     if ( mViewDragHelper == null ) {
       mViewDragHelper = ViewDragHelper.create( parent, mDragCallback );
     }
+    
     mViewRef = new WeakReference<>(child);
     mNestedScrollingChildRef = new WeakReference<>( findScrollingChild( child ) );
     return true;
@@ -203,6 +208,13 @@ public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent( CoordinatorLayout parent, V child, MotionE
       return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Workaround for Support SDK 27 race condition. We'll wait until mViewDragHelper is available
+     */ 
+    if ( mViewDragHelper == null ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    
     int action = MotionEventCompat.getActionMasked( event );
     if ( action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN ) {
       reset();
@@ -219,6 +231,7 @@ public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent( CoordinatorLayout parent, V child, MotionE
           return false;
         }
         break;
+    
       case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
         int initialX = (int) event.getX();
         mInitialY = (int) event.getY();
@@ -235,6 +248,7 @@ public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent( CoordinatorLayout parent, V child, MotionE
         mIgnoreEvents = mActivePointerId == MotionEvent.INVALID_POINTER_ID &&
             !parent.isPointInChildBounds(child, initialX, mInitialY);
         break;
+  
       case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
         break;
     }
@@ -243,7 +257,7 @@ public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent( CoordinatorLayout parent, V child, MotionE
       // We don't want to trigger a BottomSheet fling as a result of a Cancel MotionEvent (e.g., parent horizontal scroll view taking over touch events)
       mScrollVelocityTracker.clear();
     }
-
+       
     if ( ! mIgnoreEvents  &&  mViewDragHelper.shouldInterceptTouchEvent( event ) ) {
       return true;
     }