diff --git a/src/common/reactNativeProjectHelper.ts b/src/common/reactNativeProjectHelper.ts
index 99236b89b..f32ccc93a 100644
--- a/src/common/reactNativeProjectHelper.ts
+++ b/src/common/reactNativeProjectHelper.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,18 @@ export class ReactNativeProjectHelper {
 
     public static async verifyMetroConfigFile(projectRoot: string) {
         const logger = OutputChannelLogger.getChannel(OutputChannelLogger.MAIN_CHANNEL_NAME, true);
-        const version = await ProjectVersionHelper.getReactNativeVersions(projectRoot);
+
+        let version;
+        try {
+            version = await ProjectVersionHelper.getReactNativeVersions(projectRoot);
+        } catch {
+            version = await ProjectVersionHelper.getReactNativeVersions(
+                projectRoot,
+                undefined,
+                projectRoot,
+            );
+        }
+
         const metroConfigPath = path.join(projectRoot, "metro.config.js");
         const content = fs.readFileSync(metroConfigPath, "utf-8");
         const isNewMetroConfig = content.includes("getDefaultConfig");
diff --git a/src/debugger/direct/directDebugSession.ts b/src/debugger/direct/directDebugSession.ts
index 39a6e67e3..fb3b9f8ab 100644
--- a/src/debugger/direct/directDebugSession.ts
+++ b/src/debugger/direct/directDebugSession.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import { TipNotificationService } from "../../extension/services/tipsNotificatio
 import { RNSession } from "../debugSessionWrapper";
 import { SettingsHelper } from "../../extension/settingsHelper";
 import { ReactNativeProjectHelper } from "../../common/reactNativeProjectHelper";
-import { IWDPHelper } from "./IWDPHelper";
 import { ExponentHelper } from "../../extension/exponent/exponentHelper";
+import { IWDPHelper } from "./IWDPHelper";
 
 nls.config({
     messageFormat: nls.MessageFormat.bundle,
diff --git a/src/debugger/rnDebugSession.ts b/src/debugger/rnDebugSession.ts
index 63ecf02f2..6a319dcc0 100644
--- a/src/debugger/rnDebugSession.ts
+++ b/src/debugger/rnDebugSession.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { RnCDPMessageHandler } from "../cdp-proxy/CDPMessageHandlers/rnCDPMessag
 import { ErrorHelper } from "../common/error/errorHelper";
 import { InternalErrorCode } from "../common/error/internalErrorCode";
 import { ReactNativeProjectHelper } from "../common/reactNativeProjectHelper";
+import { ExponentHelper } from "../extension/exponent/exponentHelper";
 import { MultipleLifetimesAppWorker } from "./appWorker";
 import {
     DebugSessionBase,
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import {
 } from "./debugSessionBase";
 import { JsDebugConfigAdapter } from "./jsDebugConfigAdapter";
 import { RNSession } from "./debugSessionWrapper";
-import { ExponentHelper } from "../extension/exponent/exponentHelper";
 
 nls.config({
     messageFormat: nls.MessageFormat.bundle,