diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 99fa9365..b6393f95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests (iOS)
         run: npm run test:ios:allTests
         # TODO: Enable release mode when it works
-        # run: npm run test:ios -- --mode Release
+        # run: npm run test:ios:allTests -- --mode Release
         working-directory: apps/test-app
   test-macos:
     # Disabling this on main for now, as initializing the template takes a long time and
@@ -187,9 +187,17 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run init-macos-test-app
       - run: pod install --project-directory=macos
         working-directory: apps/macos-test-app
-      - name: Run MacOS test app
-        run: npm run test:allTests -- --mode Release
+      - name: Bundle test app
+        run: npx react-native bundle --entry-file index.js --platform macos --dev false --minify false --bundle-output dist/main.macos.jsbundle --assets-dest dist/res
         working-directory: apps/macos-test-app
+      - name: Build test app
+        run: xcodebuild archive -workspace MacOSTestApp.xcworkspace -configuration Release -scheme MacOSTestApp-macOS -destination generic/platform="macOS" -archivePath ./build/macos-test-app.xcarchive | xcbeautify
+        working-directory: apps/macos-test-app/macos
+      - name: Run test app
+        run: npx mocha-remote --exit-on-error -- build/macos-test-app.xcarchive/Products/Applications/MacOSTestApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MacOSTestApp
+        working-directory: apps/macos-test-app
+        env:
+          MOCHA_REMOTE_CONTEXT: allTests
   test-android:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Android 🤖')
     name: Test app (Android)
diff --git a/apps/test-app/metro.config.js b/apps/test-app/metro.config.js
index 95e22157..395431b6 100644
--- a/apps/test-app/metro.config.js
+++ b/apps/test-app/metro.config.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const config = makeMetroConfig({
   },
 });
 
-if (config.watchFolders.length === 0) {
+if (config.projectRoot.endsWith("macos-test-app")) {
   // This patch is needed to locate packages in the monorepo from the MacOS app
   // which is intentionally kept outside of the workspaces configuration to prevent
   // duplicate react-native version and pollution of the package lock.