diff --git a/scripts/launchPackager.command b/scripts/launchPackager.command
index def21ee0101a91..efd1f2e4eed160 100755
--- a/scripts/launchPackager.command
+++ b/scripts/launchPackager.command
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ clear
 
 THIS_DIR=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$(readlink "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" || echo "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)
 
+export PODS_ROOT="$THIS_DIR/../../../ios/Pods"
+WITH_ENVIRONMENT="$THIS_DIR/xcode/with-environment.sh"
+source $WITH_ENVIRONMENT
+
 # export packager environment variables
 source "$THIS_DIR/.packager.env"