diff --git a/android/src/main/cpp/MarkdownParser.cpp b/android/src/main/cpp/MarkdownParser.cpp
index 4edd28ec9..534e20c66 100644
--- a/android/src/main/cpp/MarkdownParser.cpp
+++ b/android/src/main/cpp/MarkdownParser.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace livemarkdown {
     const auto markdownWorklet = expensify::livemarkdown::getMarkdownWorklet(parserId);
 
     const auto input = jsi::String::createFromUtf8(rt, text->toStdString());
-    const auto output = markdownRuntime->runGuarded(markdownWorklet, input);
+    const auto output = markdownRuntime->runSync(markdownWorklet, input);
 
     const auto json = rt.global().getPropertyAsObject(rt, "JSON").getPropertyAsFunction(rt, "stringify").call(rt, output).asString(rt).utf8(rt);
     return jni::make_jstring(json);
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownParser.java b/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownParser.java
index 3e108db70..d38fd028b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownParser.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownParser.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public synchronized List<MarkdownRange> parse(@NonNull String text, int parserId
         Systrace.beginSection(0, "nativeParse");
         json = nativeParse(text, parserId);
       } catch (Exception e) {
-        // Skip formatting, runGuarded will show the error in LogBox
+        // Skip formatting, runSync shows the error in LogBox in debug builds and throws in release builds
         mPrevText = text;
         mPrevParserId = parserId;
         mPrevMarkdownRanges = Collections.emptyList();
diff --git a/apple/MarkdownParser.mm b/apple/MarkdownParser.mm
index 89bb209b4..28d8ea061 100644
--- a/apple/MarkdownParser.mm
+++ b/apple/MarkdownParser.mm
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ - (void)drainPendingWarmups
 
   jsi::Value output;
   try {
-    output = markdownRuntime->runGuarded(markdownWorklet, input);
+    output = markdownRuntime->runSync(markdownWorklet, input);
   } catch (const jsi::JSError &error) {
-    // Skip formatting, runGuarded will show the error in LogBox
+    // Skip formatting, runSync shows the error in LogBox in debug builds and throws in release builds
     return @[];
   }