diff --git a/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec b/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec
index 4b6b65b0e52a61..54acee6ab300c6 100644
--- a/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec
+++ b/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
       export RELEASE_VERSION="#{version}"
       export IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="#{spec.deployment_target('ios')}"
       export MAC_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="#{spec.deployment_target('osx')}"
-
-      export BUILD_TYPE=#{HermesHelper::BUILD_TYPE == :debug ? "Debug" : "Release"}
+      export JSI_PATH="#{react_native_path}/ReactCommon/jsi"
+      echo ">>> hermes-engine.podspec ${JSI_PATH}"
+      export BUILD_TYPE=#{HermesHelper::BUILD_TYPE.to_s.capitalize}
 
       # Set HERMES_OVERRIDE_HERMESC_PATH if pre-built HermesC is available
       #{File.exist?(import_hermesc_file) ? "export HERMES_OVERRIDE_HERMESC_PATH=#{import_hermesc_file}" : ""}
diff --git a/sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-apple-framework.sh b/sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-apple-framework.sh
index c169347c1c5e4c..aab43ade6d2f25 100755
--- a/sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-apple-framework.sh
+++ b/sdks/hermes-engine/utils/build-apple-framework.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 NUM_CORES=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 IMPORT_HERMESC_PATH=${HERMES_OVERRIDE_HERMESC_PATH:-$PWD/build_host_hermesc/ImportHermesc.cmake}
 REACT_NATIVE_PATH=${REACT_NATIVE_PATH:-$PWD/../..}
-JSI_PATH="$REACT_NATIVE_PATH/ReactCommon/jsi"
+if [[ -z JSI_PATH ]]; then
+  JSI_PATH="$REACT_NATIVE_PATH/ReactCommon/jsi"
+fi
 
 function use_env_var_or_ruby_prop {
   if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ function configure_apple_framework {
   else
     enable_debugger="false"
   fi
-
+  echo ">>> $JSI_PATH"
   cmake -S . -B "build_$1" \
     -DHERMES_APPLE_TARGET_PLATFORM:STRING="$1" \
     -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES:STRING="$2" \