diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4cba88cb7..5f15b293b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ matrix.wizard }} E2E Tests (${{ matrix.os }})
     needs: job_build
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
         wizard:
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/react-native.test.ts b/e2e-tests/tests/react-native.test.ts
index 1d387eea6..dda1dbe73 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/react-native.test.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/react-native.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('ReactNative', () => {
   let podInstallPrompted = false;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const wizardInstance = startWizardInstance(integration, projectDir);
+    const wizardInstance = startWizardInstance(integration, projectDir, true);
     const packageManagerPrompted = await wizardInstance.waitForOutput(
       'Please select your package manager.',
     );
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ describe('ReactNative', () => {
     const prettierPrompted =
       podInstallPrompted &&
       (await wizardInstance.sendStdinAndWaitForOutput(
-        // Skip pod install
-        [KEYS.DOWN, KEYS.ENTER],
+        // Pod install
+        [KEYS.ENTER],
         'Looks like you have Prettier in your project. Do you want to run it on your files?',
       ));
 
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ Sentry.init({
 
   test('ios/sentry.properties is added', () => {
     if (!podInstallPrompted) {
+      // Skip this test if not on MacOS
       return;
     }
     checkFileContents(
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ defaults.url=https://sentry.io/`,
 
   test('xcode project is updated correctly', () => {
     if (!podInstallPrompted) {
+      // Skip this test if not on MacOS
       return;
     }
     checkFileContents(
@@ -213,4 +215,13 @@ defaults.url=https://sentry.io/`,
     const builds = await checkIfReactNativeReleaseBuilds(projectDir, 'android');
     expect(builds).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  test('ios project builds correctly', { timeout: 3_600_000 }, async () => {
+    if (!podInstallPrompted) {
+      // Skip this test if not on MacOS
+      return;
+    }
+    const builds = await checkIfReactNativeReleaseBuilds(projectDir, 'ios', true);
+    expect(builds).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/e2e-tests/utils/index.ts b/e2e-tests/utils/index.ts
index 802339757..29f38b5d9 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/utils/index.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/utils/index.ts
@@ -580,10 +580,25 @@ export async function checkIfReactNativeReleaseBuilds(
     env = { SENTRY_DISABLE_AUTO_UPLOAD: 'true' };
   } else {
     // ios
-    command = 'TODO';
-    args = ['TODO'];
+    command = 'xcodebuild';
+    args = [
+      '-workspace', 
+      'reactnative078.xcworkspace', 
+      '-scheme', 
+      'reactnative078', 
+      '-configuration', 
+      'Release', 
+      '-arch', 
+      'arm64',
+      '-sdk', 
+      'iphonesimulator',
+      'CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=',
+      'CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO',
+      'CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO',
+      'build'
+    ];
     cwd = path.join(projectDir, 'ios');
-    env = {};
+    env = { SENTRY_DISABLE_AUTO_UPLOAD: 'true' };
   }
 
   const testEnv = new WizardTestEnv(command, args, {
@@ -593,7 +608,7 @@ export async function checkIfReactNativeReleaseBuilds(
   });
 
   const builtSuccessfully = await testEnv.waitForStatusCode(0, {
-    timeout: 1_200_000,
+    timeout: 3_600_000,
   });
 
   testEnv.kill();