diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-yaks-occur.md b/.changeset/thirty-yaks-occur.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73e5ef74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-yaks-occur.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@playcanvas/react": patch
+---
+
+Ensure better prop validation for components that only have a setter.
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/hooks/use-component.tsx b/packages/lib/src/hooks/use-component.tsx
index a65922a1..22fb037a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/hooks/use-component.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/src/hooks/use-component.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export function useComponent<T, InstanceType>(
 
       if (comp) {
         type SystemKeys = keyof typeof app.systems;
-        if (app.systems[ctype as SystemKeys]) parent.removeComponent(ctype);
+        if (app.systems[ctype as SystemKeys] && parent.c[ctype]) {
+          parent.removeComponent(ctype);
+        }
       }
     };
   }, [app, parent, ctype]);
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/utils/validation.ts b/packages/lib/src/utils/validation.ts
index 27d39dc3..282ffcca 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/utils/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/utils/validation.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ export function applyProps<T extends Record<string, unknown>, InstanceType>(inst
                     // Use type assertion to satisfy the type checker
                     propDef.apply(instance, props, key as string);
                 } else {
-                    (instance as Record<string, unknown>)[key] = value;
+                    try {
+                        (instance as Record<string, unknown>)[key] = value;
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        console.error(`Error applying prop ${key}: ${error}`);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }   
@@ -270,10 +274,12 @@ export function getPseudoPublicProps(container: Record<string, unknown>): Record
         Object.entries(descriptors).forEach(([key, descriptor]) => {
             // Skip private properties and constructor
             if (key.startsWith('_') || key === 'constructor') return;
-            
-            // Check if this property has a setter
-            const hasSetter = descriptor.set !== undefined;
-            
+
+            const hasGetter = typeof descriptor.get === 'function';
+            const hasSetter = typeof descriptor.set === 'function';
+  
+            if (hasSetter && !hasGetter) return;   
+
             // If it's a getter/setter property, try to get the value
             if (descriptor.get) {
                 try {