diff --git a/.github/actions/run-smoke-tests/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-smoke-tests/action.yml
index 4e80b8bd83..ea90b5971a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-smoke-tests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-smoke-tests/action.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ runs:
         CLI_REGION: ${{ inputs.region }}
         CI: true
         CIRCLECI: true
+        FASTLANE_XCODEBUILD_SETTINGS_TIMEOUT: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' && '60' || '' }}
+        FASTLANE_XCODEBUILD_SETTINGS_RETRIES: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' && '2' || '' }}
 
     - name: Upload Report
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 #v4.6.0
diff --git a/packages/amplify-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/smoke-tests/smoketest-ios.test.ts b/packages/amplify-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/smoke-tests/smoketest-ios.test.ts
index 7effb19949..e696e4f8a1 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/smoke-tests/smoketest-ios.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/smoke-tests/smoketest-ios.test.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ function rubyBundleInstall(cwd: string) {
 }
 
 function buildAndTestExampleIosApp(cwd: string) {
-  return spawn('bundle', ['exec', 'fastlane', 'scan', '--device', 'iPhone 16 Pro Max', '--deployment_target_version', '16.4'], {
-    cwd,
-  })
+  return spawn(
+    'bundle',
+    ['exec', 'fastlane', 'scan', '--destination', 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16,OS=18.4', '--deployment_target_version', '16.4'],
+    {
+      cwd,
+    },
+  )
     .wait(/Test.*Succeeded/)
     .runAsync();
 }