diff --git a/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m b/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m
index aa83b142388ff9..49055c1981a5b8 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/app/AppDelegate.m
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(
 
   RCTRootView *rootView = [[RCTRootView alloc] initWithBundleURL:jsCodeLocation
                                                       moduleName:@"<%= name %>"
+                                               initialProperties:nil
                                                    launchOptions:launchOptions];
 
   self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[UIScreen mainScreen].bounds];
diff --git a/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/tests/Tests.m b/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/tests/Tests.m
index 818c17fb5f43d7..0f4d1bfae98844 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/tests/Tests.m
+++ b/local-cli/generator-ios/templates/tests/Tests.m
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 #import <XCTest/XCTest.h>
 
-#import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTRedBox.h"
+#import "RCTLog.h"
 #import "RCTRootView.h"
 
 #define TIMEOUT_SECONDS 240
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ @interface <%= name %>Tests : XCTestCase
 
 @implementation <%= name %>Tests
 
-
 - (BOOL)findSubviewInView:(UIView *)view matching:(BOOL(^)(UIView *view))test
 {
   if (test(view)) {
@@ -37,18 +35,23 @@ - (BOOL)findSubviewInView:(UIView *)view matching:(BOOL(^)(UIView *view))test
   return NO;
 }
 
-- (void)testRendersWelcomeScreen {
+- (void)testRendersWelcomeScreen
+{
   UIViewController *vc = [[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] window] rootViewController];
   NSDate *date = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:TIMEOUT_SECONDS];
   BOOL foundElement = NO;
-  NSString *redboxError = nil;
+
+  __block NSString *redboxError = nil;
+  RCTSetLogFunction(^(RCTLogLevel level, NSString *fileName, NSNumber *lineNumber, NSString *message) {
+    if (level >= RCTLogLevelError) {
+      redboxError = message;
+    }
+  });
 
   while ([date timeIntervalSinceNow] > 0 && !foundElement && !redboxError) {
     [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
     [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
 
-    redboxError = [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] currentErrorMessage];
-
     foundElement = [self findSubviewInView:vc.view matching:^BOOL(UIView *view) {
       if ([view.accessibilityLabel isEqualToString:TEXT_TO_LOOK_FOR]) {
         return YES;
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ - (void)testRendersWelcomeScreen {
     }];
   }
 
+  RCTSetLogFunction(RCTDefaultLogFunction);
+
   XCTAssertNil(redboxError, @"RedBox error: %@", redboxError);
   XCTAssertTrue(foundElement, @"Couldn't find element with text '%@' in %d seconds", TEXT_TO_LOOK_FOR, TIMEOUT_SECONDS);
 }