diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.m b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.m
index d4d87a689fb567..0a959f804385b1 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.m
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
 {
   NSURL *jsCodeLocation;
 
-  jsCodeLocation = [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:@"index" fallbackResource:nil];
+  #ifdef DEBUG
+    jsCodeLocation = [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:@"index" fallbackResource:nil];
+  #else
+    jsCodeLocation = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"main" withExtension:@"jsbundle"];
+  #endif
 
   RCTRootView *rootView = [[RCTRootView alloc] initWithBundleURL:jsCodeLocation
                                                       moduleName:@"HelloWorld"