diff --git a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNCommandsHandlerTest.mm b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNCommandsHandlerTest.mm
index 7e5f7138700..3c552258e91 100644
--- a/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNCommandsHandlerTest.mm
+++ b/playground/ios/NavigationTests/RNNCommandsHandlerTest.mm
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ - (void)testMergeOptions_shouldOverrideOptions {
                                            initialOptions:initialOptions];
 
     __unused RNNStackController *nav = [[RNNStackController alloc] initWithRootViewController:vc];
+    [self.mainWindow setRootViewController:nav];
     [vc viewWillAppear:false];
     XCTAssertTrue([vc.navigationItem.title isEqual:@"the title"]);
 
diff --git a/playground/ios/playground.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/playground.xcscheme b/playground/ios/playground.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/playground.xcscheme
index f6186cdf373..97be23aa463 100644
--- a/playground/ios/playground.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/playground.xcscheme
+++ b/playground/ios/playground.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/playground.xcscheme
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@
                BlueprintName = "NavigationTests"
                ReferencedContainer = "container:playground.xcodeproj">
             </BuildableReference>
-            <SkippedTests>
-               <Test
-                  Identifier = "RNNCommandsHandlerTest">
-               </Test>
-               <Test
-                  Identifier = "RNNModalManagerEventHandlerTest">
-               </Test>
-            </SkippedTests>
          </TestableReference>
       </Testables>
    </TestAction>