diff --git a/maestro-ios-driver/src/main/kotlin/util/LocalSimulatorUtils.kt b/maestro-ios-driver/src/main/kotlin/util/LocalSimulatorUtils.kt
index d2cb9a4ec0..4607db6456 100644
--- a/maestro-ios-driver/src/main/kotlin/util/LocalSimulatorUtils.kt
+++ b/maestro-ios-driver/src/main/kotlin/util/LocalSimulatorUtils.kt
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ object LocalSimulatorUtils {
         )
     }
 
-    fun setPermissions(deviceId: String, bundleId: String, permissions: Map<String, String>) {
+    fun setAppleSimutilsPermissions(deviceId: String, bundleId: String, permissions: Map<String, String>) {
         val permissionsMap = permissions.toMutableMap()
         if (permissionsMap.containsKey("all")) {
             val value = permissionsMap.remove("all")
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ object LocalSimulatorUtils {
 
         if (permissionsArgument.isNotEmpty()) {
             try {
+                logger.info("[Start] Setting permissions via pinned applesimutils")
                 runCommand(
                     listOf(
                         "$homedir/.maestro/deps/applesimutils",
@@ -448,7 +449,10 @@ object LocalSimulatorUtils {
                         permissionsArgument
                     )
                 )
+                logger.info("[Done] Setting permissions pinned applesimutils")
             } catch (e: Exception) {
+                logger.error("Exception while setting permissions through pinned applesimutils ${e.message}", e)
+                logger.info("[Start] Setting permissions via applesimutils as fallback")
                 runCommand(
                     listOf(
                         "applesimutils",
@@ -460,13 +464,12 @@ object LocalSimulatorUtils {
                         permissionsArgument
                     )
                 )
+                logger.info("[Done] Setting permissions via applesimutils as fallback")
             }
         }
-
-        setSimctlPermissions(deviceId, bundleId, permissions)
     }
 
-    private fun setSimctlPermissions(deviceId: String, bundleId: String, permissions: Map<String, String>) {
+    fun setSimctlPermissions(deviceId: String, bundleId: String, permissions: Map<String, String>) {
         val permissionsMap = permissions.toMutableMap()
 
         permissionsMap.remove("all")?.let { value ->
diff --git a/maestro-ios/src/main/java/ios/simctl/SimctlIOSDevice.kt b/maestro-ios/src/main/java/ios/simctl/SimctlIOSDevice.kt
index f25e4f794c..792131ccc9 100644
--- a/maestro-ios/src/main/java/ios/simctl/SimctlIOSDevice.kt
+++ b/maestro-ios/src/main/java/ios/simctl/SimctlIOSDevice.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ios.simctl
 
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.Result
+import com.github.michaelbull.result.onFailure
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.runCatching
 import hierarchy.ViewHierarchy
 import ios.IOSDevice
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import xcuitest.api.DeviceInfo
 import okio.Sink
 import okio.buffer
 import okio.source
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import util.IOSLaunchArguments.toIOSLaunchArguments
 import util.LocalSimulatorUtils
 import java.io.File
@@ -20,6 +22,11 @@ import java.util.UUID
 class SimctlIOSDevice(
     override val deviceId: String,
 ) : IOSDevice {
+
+    companion object {
+        private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SimctlIOSDevice::class.java)
+    }
+
     private var screenRecording: LocalSimulatorUtils.ScreenRecording? = null
 
     override fun open() {
@@ -161,7 +168,19 @@ class SimctlIOSDevice(
     }
 
     override fun setPermissions(id: String, permissions: Map<String, String>) {
-        LocalSimulatorUtils.setPermissions(deviceId, id, permissions)
+        val formattedPermissions = permissions.entries.joinToString(separator = ", ") { "${it.key}=${it.value}" }
+
+        runCatching {
+            logger.info("[Start] Setting permissions $formattedPermissions through applesimutils")
+            LocalSimulatorUtils.setAppleSimutilsPermissions(deviceId, id, permissions)
+            logger.info("[Done] Setting permissions through applesimutils")
+        }.onFailure {
+            logger.error("Failed setting permissions $permissions via applesimutils", it)
+        }
+
+        logger.info("[Start] Setting Permissions $formattedPermissions through simctl")
+        LocalSimulatorUtils.setSimctlPermissions(deviceId, id, permissions)
+        logger.info("[Done] Setting Permissions $formattedPermissions through simctl")
     }
 
     override fun eraseText(charactersToErase: Int) {