diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.mm
index 3a11a56aaec..0fd74b157dc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 }
 
 - (NSURL *)sourceURLForBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
+{
+  return [self getBundleURL];
+}
+
+- (NSURL *)getBundleURL
 {
 #if DEBUG
   return [[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] jsBundleURLForBundleRoot:@"index"];