diff --git a/Examples/SampleApp/SampleAppTests/SampleAppTests.m b/Examples/SampleApp/SampleAppTests/SampleAppTests.m
index 647942713..d8dce811d 100644
--- a/Examples/SampleApp/SampleAppTests/SampleAppTests.m
+++ b/Examples/SampleApp/SampleAppTests/SampleAppTests.m
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   NSString *redboxError = nil;
 
   while ([date timeIntervalSinceNow] > 0 && !foundElement && !redboxError) {
-    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:date];
-    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:date];
+    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
+    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
 
     redboxError = [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] currentErrorMessage];
 
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerTests/UIExplorerTests.m b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerTests/UIExplorerTests.m
index 2c2359b44..df748ef03 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerTests/UIExplorerTests.m
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerTests/UIExplorerTests.m
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
   NSString *redboxError = nil;
 
   while ([date timeIntervalSinceNow] > 0 && !foundElement && !redboxError) {
-    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:date];
-    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:date];
+    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
+    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
+
     redboxError = [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] currentErrorMessage];
     foundElement = [self findSubviewInView:vc.view matching:^(UIView *view) {
       if ([view respondsToSelector:@selector(attributedText)]) {
diff --git a/Libraries/RCTTest/RCTTestRunner.m b/Libraries/RCTTest/RCTTestRunner.m
index 0aa148fbc..9c0cacf70 100644
--- a/Libraries/RCTTest/RCTTestRunner.m
+++ b/Libraries/RCTTest/RCTTestRunner.m
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
   NSDate *date = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:TIMEOUT_SECONDS];
   NSString *error = [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] currentErrorMessage];
   while ([date timeIntervalSinceNow] > 0 && ![testModule isDone] && error == nil) {
-    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:date];
-    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:date];
+    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
+    [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.1]];
     error = [[RCTRedBox sharedInstance] currentErrorMessage];
   }
   [rootView removeFromSuperview];