From 080a7b35638497aa1d075fabaff4c1ee3c94d7f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeya Peng <zeyap@meta.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:20:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix RNTester prebuild mode in iOS CI

---
 .github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml b/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml
index 2b62f554daa1..810877526968 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml
@@ -99,12 +99,19 @@ runs:
         if [[ "${{ steps.prebuilds.outputs.enabled }}" == "true" ]]; then
           export RCT_USE_LOCAL_RN_DEP="/tmp/third-party/ReactNativeDependencies${{ inputs.flavor }}.xcframework.tar.gz"
           export RCT_TESTONLY_RNCORE_TARBALL_PATH="/tmp/ReactCore/ReactCore${{ inputs.flavor }}.xcframework.tar.gz"
+        else
+          export RCT_USE_RN_DEP=0
+          export RCT_USE_PREBUILT_RNCORE=0
         fi
 
         cd packages/rn-tester
 
         bundle install
-        bundle exec pod update hermes-engine --no-repo-update
+        if [[ "${{ steps.prebuilds.outputs.enabled }}" == "true" ]]; then
+          bundle exec pod update hermes-engine ReactNativeDependencies React-Core-prebuilt --no-repo-update
+        else
+          bundle exec pod update hermes-engine --no-repo-update
+        fi
     - name: Build RNTester
       shell: bash
       run: |