diff --git a/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m b/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m
index 6cf213bd4cbdde..909092b9cc757a 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
   /**
    * OPTION 2
    * Load from pre-bundled file on disk. The static bundle is automatically
-   * generated by "Bundle React Native code and images" build step.
+   * generated by the "Bundle React Native code and images" build step when
+   * running the project on an actual device or running the project on the
+   * simulator in the "Release" build configuration.
    */
 
 //   jsCodeLocation = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"main" withExtension:@"jsbundle"];
diff --git a/packager/react-native-xcode.sh b/packager/react-native-xcode.sh
index 66ecea85464ca9..9e6ffbe438c997 100755
--- a/packager/react-native-xcode.sh
+++ b/packager/react-native-xcode.sh
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 # This script is supposed to be invoked as part of Xcode build process
 # and relies on environment variables (including PWD) set by Xcode
 
-# There is no point in creating an offline package for simulator builds
-# because the packager is supposed to be running during development anyways
-if [[ "$PLATFORM_NAME" = "iphonesimulator" ]]; then
-  echo "Skipping bundling for Simulator platform"
-  exit 0;
-fi
-
 case "$CONFIGURATION" in
   Debug)
+    # Speed up build times by skipping the creation of the offline package for debug
+    # builds on the simulator since the packager is supposed to be running anyways.
+    if [[ "$PLATFORM_NAME" = "iphonesimulator" ]]; then		
+      echo "Skipping bundling for Simulator platform"		
+      exit 0;		
+    fi
+    
     DEV=true
     ;;
   "")