await connectToRemote() not returning a connection or error about react-native-webview-messaging HOT 4 OPEN

  componentDidMount() {
    console.log(`WebViewLeaflet INFO: connecting to remote`);

    connectToRemote(this.webview)
      .then(remote => {
        this.remote = remote;
        console.log(`WebViewLeaflet INFO: remote connected`);
        this.bindListeners();

        // attempt to send the map center coords in case the remote is 
        // connected after the webview is ready
        this.sendUpdatedMapCenterCoordsToHTML(this.props.mapCenterCoords);
      })
      .catch((error)=>{
        console.log(`WebViewLeaflet ERROR: ${error}`);
      });
    console.log('WebViewLeaflet INFO: wbvw braintree mounted');
  }