diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index aa75f4af..b04e8999 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -66,13 +66,22 @@ export function isCreateReactAppTestCommand(testCommand?: string | null): boolea
     createReactAppBinaryNames.some((binary) => testCommand.includes(`${binary} test`))
   );
 }
+export function hasReactBinary(rootPath: string): boolean {
+  return createReactAppBinaryNames.some((binary) => getLocalPathForExecutable(rootPath, binary));
+}
 
 function checkPackageTestScript(rootPath: string): string | undefined {
   const testCommand = getTestCommand(rootPath);
   if (!testCommand) {
     return;
   }
-  if (isCreateReactAppTestCommand(testCommand) || testCommand.includes('jest')) {
+  if (
+    isCreateReactAppTestCommand(testCommand) ||
+    testCommand.includes('jest') ||
+    // for react apps, even if we don't recognize the test script pattern, still better to use the test script
+    // than running the binary with hard coded parameters outselves.
+    hasReactBinary(rootPath)
+  ) {
     const pm = getPM(rootPath) ?? 'npm';
     if (pm === 'npm') {
       return 'npm test --';
@@ -109,11 +118,9 @@ export const getDefaultJestCommand = (rootPath = ''): string | undefined => {
     return pmScript;
   }
 
-  for (const binary of [...createReactAppBinaryNames, 'jest']) {
-    const cmd = getLocalPathForExecutable(rootPath, binary);
-    if (cmd) {
-      return `"${cmd}"`;
-    }
+  const cmd = getLocalPathForExecutable(rootPath, 'jest');
+  if (cmd) {
+    return `"${cmd}"`;
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/helpers.test.ts b/tests/helpers.test.ts
index 83d840c6..bc7f7877 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers.test.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe('getDefaultJestCommand', () => {
     ${1} | ${'react-scripts test'}             | ${'yarn.lock'}         | ${'react-scripts'}        | ${'yarn test'}
     ${2} | ${'react-scripts test'}             | ${'package-lock.json'} | ${'react-scripts'}        | ${'npm test --'}
     ${3} | ${'some other test'}                | ${'yarn.lock'}         | ${'jest'}                 | ${'binary'}
-    ${4} | ${'some other test'}                | ${'package-lock.json'} | ${'react-native-scripts'} | ${'binary'}
+    ${4} | ${'some other test'}                | ${'package-lock.json'} | ${'react-native-scripts'} | ${'npm test --'}
     ${5} | ${'some other test'}                | ${'package-lock.json'} | ${undefined}              | ${undefined}
     ${6} | ${'jest'}                           | ${'package-lock.json'} | ${undefined}              | ${'npm test --'}
     ${7} | ${undefined}                        | ${'package-lock.json'} | ${'jest'}                 | ${'binary'}