diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index df3944cfb..42c3eb81c 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ android {
         }
     }
     buildTypes {
+        debug {
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+        }
         release {
             minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'