diff --git a/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.tests.js b/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.tests.js
index 19ac735f1..1622deab9 100644
--- a/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.tests.js
+++ b/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.tests.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('javascript-sdk/react-native', function() {
         assert.equal(optlyInstance.clientVersion, '4.6.2');
       });
 
-      it('should set the Javascript client engine and version', function() {
+      it('should set the React Native JS client engine and javascript SDK version', function() {
         var optlyInstance = optimizelyFactory.createInstance({
           datafile: {},
           errorHandler: fakeErrorHandler,
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ describe('javascript-sdk/react-native', function() {
         });
         // Invalid datafile causes onReady Promise rejection - catch this error
         optlyInstance.onReady().catch(function() {});
-        assert.equal('javascript-sdk', optlyInstance.clientEngine);
+        assert.equal('react-native-js-sdk', optlyInstance.clientEngine);
         assert.equal(packageJSON.version, optlyInstance.clientVersion);
       });
 
-      it('should allow passing of "react-sdk" as the clientEngine', function() {
+      it('should allow passing of "react-sdk" as the clientEngine and convert it to "react-native-sdk"', function() {
         var optlyInstance = optimizelyFactory.createInstance({
           clientEngine: 'react-sdk',
           datafile: {},
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('javascript-sdk/react-native', function() {
         });
         // Invalid datafile causes onReady Promise rejection - catch this error
         optlyInstance.onReady().catch(function() {});
-        assert.equal('react-sdk', optlyInstance.clientEngine);
+        assert.equal('react-native-sdk', optlyInstance.clientEngine);
       });
 
       it('should activate with provided event dispatcher', function() {
diff --git a/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.ts b/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.ts
index 86709c3a8..1148175c1 100644
--- a/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.ts
+++ b/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/index.react_native.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const createInstance = function(config: SDKOptions): Optimizely | null {
     }
 
     const optimizelyOptions = {
-      clientEngine: enums.JAVASCRIPT_CLIENT_ENGINE,
+      clientEngine: enums.REACT_NATIVE_JS_CLIENT_ENGINE,
       eventDispatcher: defaultEventDispatcher,
       eventMaxQueueSize: DEFAULT_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE,
       ...config,
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ const createInstance = function(config: SDKOptions): Optimizely | null {
       errorHandler: getErrorHandler()
     };
 
+    // If client engine is react, convert it to react native.
+    if (optimizelyOptions.clientEngine === enums.REACT_CLIENT_ENGINE) {
+      optimizelyOptions.clientEngine = enums.REACT_NATIVE_CLIENT_ENGINE;
+    }
+
     return new Optimizely(optimizelyOptions);
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error(e);
diff --git a/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/utils/enums/index.ts b/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/utils/enums/index.ts
index f8dcfd42f..c181b2761 100644
--- a/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/utils/enums/index.ts
+++ b/packages/optimizely-sdk/lib/utils/enums/index.ts
@@ -176,12 +176,16 @@ export const CONTROL_ATTRIBUTES = {
 export const JAVASCRIPT_CLIENT_ENGINE = 'javascript-sdk';
 export const NODE_CLIENT_ENGINE = 'node-sdk';
 export const REACT_CLIENT_ENGINE = 'react-sdk';
+export const REACT_NATIVE_CLIENT_ENGINE = 'react-native-sdk';
+export const REACT_NATIVE_JS_CLIENT_ENGINE = 'react-native-js-sdk';
 export const NODE_CLIENT_VERSION = '4.6.2';
 
 export const VALID_CLIENT_ENGINES = [
   NODE_CLIENT_ENGINE,
   REACT_CLIENT_ENGINE,
   JAVASCRIPT_CLIENT_ENGINE,
+  REACT_NATIVE_CLIENT_ENGINE,
+  REACT_NATIVE_JS_CLIENT_ENGINE,
 ];
 
 export const NOTIFICATION_TYPES = notificationTypesEnum;