diff --git a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/findManifest.ts b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/findManifest.ts
index 5858eff3e..74f5b38c0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/findManifest.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-platform-android/src/config/findManifest.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export default function findManifest(folder: string) {
       '**/debug/**',
       'Examples/**',
       'examples/**',
+      '**/Pods/**',
+      '**/sdks/hermes/android/**',
     ],
   })[0];