TextInput focus blurring when first clicked - react-native

Question

There was no issue before I tried to implement the handleInputBlur and handleInputFocus functions (Used to change the background when in focus). When I first click on the TextInput it comes into focus, but then immediately blurs, resulting in the background flashing then disappearing. What's strange is that after this first click, the future clicks work absolutely fine, focusses and blurs as it should. I do not understand why on the initial click/focus it immediately blurs. Code below:
EDIT: Bit more context, it's inside of a modal, which contains multiple of these editable items.
class EditableItem extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props)
const { value } = this.props
this.state = {
value,
isFocused: null,
}
}
handleInputBlur = () => {
this.setState({ isFocused: false })
console.log('blurring')
}
handleInputFocus = () => {
this.setState({ isFocused: true })
console.log('focussing')
}
render() {
const { name, secure, children, autoCapitalize } = this.props
const { value, isFocused } = this.state
const multiline = !secure
return (
<View>
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.name}>{name}</Text>
<View style={isFocused ? styles.activeBackground : styles.unfocusedBackground}>
<TextInput
placeholder={name}
placeholderTextColor={COLOR_BASE_3}
underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
style={styles.value}
secureTextEntry={secure}
value={value}
// blurOnSubmit
onSubmitEditing={() => {
Keyboard.dismiss()
}}
returnKeyType="done"
keyboardAppearance="dark"
autoCapitalize={autoCapitalize}
onChangeText={this.onChange}
multiline={multiline}
onBlur={() => this.handleInputBlur()}
onFocus={() => this.handleInputFocus()}
/>
{children}
</View>
</View>
<View style={styles.divider} />
</View>
)
}
onChange = value => {
const { onChange } = this.props
this.setState({ value })
onChange(value)
}
}

Answer 1

Ok so solved this by setting autofocus to true in the TextInput. Not sure why not having this set causes this issue but it's a solution regardless.