diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile b/example/ios/Podfile
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aadfdc686..fda6af166
--- a/example/ios/Podfile
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ target 'ReactNativeTHEOplayer' do
   config = use_native_modules!
 
   use_react_native!(
-    :path => config[:reactNativePath]
+    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
+    :hermes_enabled => false
   )
   
   pod 'react-native-theoplayer', :path => '../..'