diff --git a/packages/cli-plugin-metro/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.ts b/packages/cli-plugin-metro/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.ts
index 240882479..873371e68 100644
--- a/packages/cli-plugin-metro/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-plugin-metro/src/tools/loadMetroConfig.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ function getOverrideConfig(ctx: ConfigLoadingContext): InputConfigT {
           require.resolve(
             `${ctx.platforms[platform]
               .npmPackageName!}/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore`,
+            {paths: [ctx.root]},
           ),
         ),
       ],
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6c58e7a51..daf42b46d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5301,9 +5301,9 @@ dayjs@^1.8.15:
   integrity sha512-1kbWK0hziklUHkGgiKr7xm59KwAg/K3Tp7H/8X+f58DnNCwY3pKYjOCJpIlVs125FRBukGVZdKZojC073D0IeQ==
 
 deasync@^0.1.14:
-  version "0.1.19"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deasync/-/deasync-0.1.19.tgz#e7ea89fcc9ad483367e8a48fe78f508ca86286e8"
-  integrity sha512-oh3MRktfnPlLysCPpBpKZZzb4cUC/p0aA3SyRGp15lN30juJBTo/CiD0d4fR+f1kBtUQoJj1NE9RPNWQ7BQ9Mg==
+  version "0.1.28"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deasync/-/deasync-0.1.28.tgz#9b447b79b3f822432f0ab6a8614c0062808b5ad2"
+  integrity sha512-QqLF6inIDwiATrfROIyQtwOQxjZuek13WRYZ7donU5wJPLoP67MnYxA6QtqdvdBy2mMqv5m3UefBVdJjvevOYg==
   dependencies:
     bindings "^1.5.0"
     node-addon-api "^1.7.1"