diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/parseIOSDevicesList.test.ts b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/parseIOSDevicesList.test.ts
index 2a2639a12..8131252db 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/parseIOSDevicesList.test.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/__tests__/parseIOSDevicesList.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ describe('parseIOSDevicesList', () => {
     );
 
     expect(devices).toEqual([
+      {
+        name: 'Maxs MacBook Pro',
+        udid: '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
+      },
       {
         name: "Max's iPhone",
         udid: '11111111111111111111aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa',
diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
index 4024eb28b..63e958fec 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/index.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ function runIOS(_: Array<string>, ctx: Config, args: FlagsT) {
     }),
   );
 
-  if (devices.length === 0) {
+  // first device is always the host Mac
+  if (devices.length <= 1) {
     return logger.error('No iOS devices connected.');
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/parseIOSDevicesList.ts b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/parseIOSDevicesList.ts
index 0416d27ff..b3ab45936 100644
--- a/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/parseIOSDevicesList.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-ios/src/commands/runIOS/parseIOSDevicesList.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,30 @@ import {Device} from '../../types';
 
 /**
  * Parses the output of `xcrun simctl list devices` command
+ * Expected text looks roughly like this:
+ * Known Devices:
+ * this-mac-device [ID]
+ * Some Apple Simulator (Version) [ID]
  */
 function parseIOSDevicesList(text: string): Array<Device> {
   const devices: Array<Device> = [];
 
-  text.split('\n').forEach(line => {
+  text.split('\n').forEach((line, index) => {
     const device = line.match(/(.*?) \((.*?)\) \[(.*?)\]/);
     const noSimulator = line.match(/(.*?) \((.*?)\) \[(.*?)\] \((.*?)\)/);
+
+    if (index === 1) {
+      const myMac = line.match(/(.*?) \[(.*?)\]/);
+      if (myMac) {
+        const name = myMac[1];
+        const udid = myMac[2];
+        devices.push({
+          udid,
+          name,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     if (device != null && noSimulator == null) {
       const name = device[1];
       const version = device[2];