diff --git a/packages/detox/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts b/packages/detox/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
index 3b01d6a1a4..3752986e71 100644
--- a/packages/detox/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/detox/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function runCliBuild(
       ['build', ...createDetoxBuildOptions(options)],
       {
         cwd: join(workspaceRoot, projectRoot),
+        env: process.env,
       }
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/detox/src/executors/test/test.impl.ts b/packages/detox/src/executors/test/test.impl.ts
index afef03727e..fece695a62 100644
--- a/packages/detox/src/executors/test/test.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/detox/src/executors/test/test.impl.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function runCliTest(
       ['test', ...createDetoxTestOptions(options)],
       {
         cwd: join(workspaceRoot, projectRoot),
+        env: process.env,
       }
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/expo/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts b/packages/expo/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts
index 18efe13b19..81ac085700 100644
--- a/packages/expo/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function withNxMetro(config: any, opts: WithNxOptions = {}) {
   watchFolders = watchFolders.concat([
     join(workspaceRoot, 'node_modules'),
     join(workspaceRoot, workspaceLayout().libsDir),
+    join(workspaceRoot, 'packages'),
   ]);
   if (opts.watchFolders?.length) {
     watchFolders = watchFolders.concat(opts.watchFolders);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts b/packages/react-native/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts
index 1f82e0b523..6bf66f767a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/plugins/with-nx-metro.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export function withNxMetro(config: any, opts: WithNxOptions = {}) {
   watchFolders = watchFolders.concat([
     join(workspaceRoot, 'node_modules'),
     join(workspaceRoot, workspaceLayout().libsDir),
+    join(workspaceRoot, 'packages'),
     join(workspaceRoot, '.storybook'),
   ]);
   if (opts.watchFolders?.length) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/executors/build-ios/build-ios.impl.ts b/packages/react-native/src/executors/build-ios/build-ios.impl.ts
index c2319fa297..4af398275a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/executors/build-ios/build-ios.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/executors/build-ios/build-ios.impl.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function runCliBuildIOS(
      */
     childProcess = fork(
       join(workspaceRoot, './node_modules/react-native/cli.js'),
-      ['run-ios', ...createBuildIOSOptions(options), '--no-packager'],
+      ['build-ios', ...createBuildIOSOptions(options), '--no-packager'],
       {
         cwd: join(workspaceRoot, projectRoot),
         env: { ...process.env, RCT_METRO_PORT: options.port.toString() },