diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb
index 6c0bfc7a353e76..0866d858577a36 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ def initialize(name)
         @name = name
         @path = name
     end
+
+    def real_path
+        @path
+    end
 end
 
 class XCConfigMock
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
index cc6963c73a4fc0..7c47839089df94 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
@@ -797,6 +797,8 @@ def test_updateSearchPaths_whenNotUseFrameworks_addsSearchPaths
 
     def test_applyATSConfig_plistNil
         # Arrange
+        FileMock.mocked_existing_files("Info.plist")
+        FileMock.mocked_existing_files("Extension-Info.plist")
         user_project_mock = prepare_user_project_mock_with_plists()
         pods_projects_mock = PodsProjectMock.new([], {"some_pod" => {}})
         installer = InstallerMock.new(pods_projects_mock, [
@@ -804,7 +806,7 @@ def test_applyATSConfig_plistNil
         ])
 
         # # Act
-        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_ats_config(installer)
+        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_ats_config(installer, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # # Assert
         assert_equal(user_project_mock.files.length, 2)
@@ -820,6 +822,8 @@ def test_applyATSConfig_plistNil
 
     def test_applyATSConfig_plistNonNil
         # Arrange
+        FileMock.mocked_existing_files("Info.plist")
+        FileMock.mocked_existing_files("Extension-Info.plist")
         user_project_mock = prepare_user_project_mock_with_plists()
         pods_projects_mock = PodsProjectMock.new([], {"some_pod" => {}})
         installer = InstallerMock.new(pods_projects_mock, [
@@ -829,7 +833,7 @@ def test_applyATSConfig_plistNonNil
         Xcodeproj::Plist.write_to_path({}, "/test/Extension-Info.plist")
 
         # # Act
-        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_ats_config(installer)
+        ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_ats_config(installer, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # # Assert
         assert_equal(user_project_mock.files.length, 2)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index ace3848aa849d7..df489b40f38d1e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -519,11 +519,11 @@ def self.set_imagemanager_search_path(target_installation_result)
         ReactNativePodsUtils.update_header_paths_if_depends_on(target_installation_result, "React-ImageManager", header_search_paths)
     end
 
-    def self.get_plist_paths_from(user_project)
+    def self.get_plist_paths_from(user_project, file_manager)
         info_plists = user_project
           .files
           .select { |p|
-            p.name&.end_with?('Info.plist')
+            file_manager.exist?(p.real_path) && p.name&.end_with?('Info.plist')
           }
         return info_plists
       end
@@ -547,11 +547,11 @@ def self.update_ats_in_plist(plistPaths, parent)
         end
     end
 
-    def self.apply_ats_config(installer)
+    def self.apply_ats_config(installer, file_manager: File)
         user_project = installer.aggregate_targets
                     .map{ |t| t.user_project }
                     .first
-        plistPaths = self.get_plist_paths_from(user_project)
+        plistPaths = self.get_plist_paths_from(user_project, file_manager)
         self.update_ats_in_plist(plistPaths, user_project.path.parent)
     end