diff --git a/.github/actions/android-e2e/action.yaml b/.github/actions/android-e2e/action.yaml
index 24c9978cb8d..af2e9dd76f9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/android-e2e/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/android-e2e/action.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ runs:
       run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       shell: bash
 
+    - name: Build Metro packages
+      run: npx nx run-many --targets=build --projects=tag:type:metro --parallel=4
+      shell: bash
+
     - name: Install Maestro CLI
       run: |
         curl -Ls "https://get.maestro.mobile.dev" | bash
diff --git a/.github/actions/ios-e2e/action.yaml b/.github/actions/ios-e2e/action.yaml
index 3810ad4a445..30ccef41ee8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ios-e2e/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/ios-e2e/action.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ runs:
       run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       shell: bash
 
+    - name: Build Metro packages
+      run: npx nx run-many --targets=build --projects=tag:type:metro --parallel=4
+      shell: bash
+
     - name: Install Maestro CLI and iOS Utilities
       run: |
         curl -Ls "https://get.maestro.mobile.dev" | bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index efe67fc7d7f..400e7c15d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
 
   e2e-metro:
-    needs: [checkout-install, build-metro]
+    needs: checkout-install
     uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e-metro.yml
     secrets: inherit
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-metro.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-metro.yml
index 8206095bf70..3e903797935 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-metro.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-metro.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        app_name: [example-host]
+        app_name: [metro-example-host]
     env:
       ANDROID_EMULATOR_API_LEVEL: 28
       ANDROID_EMULATOR_TARGET: default
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        app_name: [example-host]
+        app_name: [metro-example-host]
     env:
       RUBY_VERSION: 2.7.6
       MAESTRO_VERSION: 1.39.13
diff --git a/apps/metro-example-host/package.json b/apps/metro-example-host/package.json
index a64fa112c3c..b763544a032 100644
--- a/apps/metro-example-host/package.json
+++ b/apps/metro-example-host/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "example-host",
+  "name": "metro-example-host",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {