diff --git a/metro.config.js b/metro.config.js
index 61f60dab..7c30530f 100644
--- a/metro.config.js
+++ b/metro.config.js
@@ -29,18 +29,15 @@ config.resolver.alias = {
 // Ensure polyfills are resolved correctly
 config.resolver.sourceExts = [...config.resolver.sourceExts, 'cjs', 'mjs'];
 
-// Add custom resolver to handle Node.js modules
-config.resolver.resolveRequest = (context, moduleName, platform) => {
-  // Handle Node.js built-in modules
-  if (config.resolver.alias[moduleName]) {
-    return {
-      type: 'sourceFile',
-      filePath: require.resolve(config.resolver.alias[moduleName]),
-    };
-  }
-  
-  // Fall back to default resolution
-  return context.resolveRequest(context, moduleName, platform);
-};
+// Add blockList to exclude problematic files
+config.resolver.blockList = [
+  /node_modules\/.*\/node_modules\/react-native\/.*/,
+];
+
+// Add watchFolders to ensure Metro watches the correct directories
+config.watchFolders = [
+  __dirname,
+  `${__dirname}/node_modules`,
+];
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/polyfills.js b/polyfills.js
index ae91ca72..e6fe2179 100644
--- a/polyfills.js
+++ b/polyfills.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import * as stream from 'stream-browserify';
 global.stream = stream;
 
 // Events polyfill
-import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-global.EventEmitter = EventEmitter;
+import * as events from 'events';
+global.EventEmitter = events.EventEmitter;
 
 // Util polyfill
 import util from 'util';
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ global.require = (id) => {
       module = stream;
       break;
     case 'events':
-      module = require('events');
+      module = events;
       break;
     case 'util':
       module = require('util');