diff --git a/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp b/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
index 05d1c20e..222ce3ff 100644
--- a/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static void YGPrint(YGNodeRef node) {
 
 static float YGJNIBaselineFunc(YGNodeRef node, float width, float height) {
   if (auto obj = YGNodeJobject(node)->lockLocal()) {
-    return findClassLocal("com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode")->getMethod<jfloat(jfloat, jfloat)>("baseline")(obj, width, height);
+    static auto baselineFunc = findClassStatic("com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode")->getMethod<jfloat(jfloat, jfloat)>("baseline");
+    return baselineFunc(obj, width, height);
   } else {
     return height;
   }
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ static YGSize YGJNIMeasureFunc(YGNodeRef node,
                                float height,
                                YGMeasureMode heightMode) {
   if (auto obj = YGNodeJobject(node)->lockLocal()) {
-    static auto measureFunc = findClassLocal("com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode")
+    static auto measureFunc = findClassStatic("com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode")
                                   ->getMethod<jlong(jfloat, jint, jfloat, jint)>("measure");
 
     YGTransferLayoutDirection(node, obj);
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ static int YGLog(YGLogLevel level, const char *format, va_list args) {
   char buffer[256];
   int result = vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), format, args);
 
-  static auto logFunc = findClassLocal("com/facebook/yoga/YogaLogger")
+  static auto logFunc = findClassStatic("com/facebook/yoga/YogaLogger")
                             ->getMethod<void(local_ref<JYogaLogLevel>, jstring)>("log");
 
   static auto logLevelFromInt =