diff --git a/ReactNative/RealmReact.mm b/ReactNative/RealmReact.mm
index 3b19ba5c..8c64b860 100644
--- a/ReactNative/RealmReact.mm
+++ b/ReactNative/RealmReact.mm
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ JSGlobalContextRef RealmReactGetJSGlobalContextForExecutor(id executor, bool cre
     
     Ivar executorIvar = class_getInstanceVariable([bridge class], "_javaScriptExecutor");
     id executor = object_getIvar(bridge, executorIvar);
+    bool chromeDebugMode = [executor isMemberOfClass:NSClassFromString(@"RCTWebSocketExecutor")];
 
 #if DEBUG
     static GCDWebServer *s_webServer;
@@ -86,8 +87,7 @@ JSGlobalContextRef RealmReactGetJSGlobalContextForExecutor(id executor, bool cre
     }
 
     // The executor could be a RCTWebSocketExecutor, in which case it won't have a JS context.
-
-    if ([executor isMemberOfClass:NSClassFromString(@"RCTWebSocketExecutor")]) {
+    if (chromeDebugMode) {
         [GCDWebServer setLogLevel:3];
         GCDWebServer *webServer = [[GCDWebServer alloc] init];
         rpcServer = new realm_js::RPCServer();
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ JSGlobalContextRef RealmReactGetJSGlobalContextForExecutor(id executor, bool cre
     }
 #endif
 
+    if (chromeDebugMode) {
+        @throw [NSException exceptionWithName:@"Invalid Executor" reason:@"Chrome debug mode not supported in Release builds" userInfo:nil];
+    }
+
     [executor executeBlockOnJavaScriptQueue:^{
         JSGlobalContextRef ctx = RealmReactGetJSGlobalContextForExecutor(executor, true);
         RJSInitializeInContext(ctx);
diff --git a/RealmJS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/RealmJS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 6054148c..322aa8ec 100644
--- a/RealmJS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/RealmJS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE = "@rpath";
+				EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES = "";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)",
@@ -736,6 +737,7 @@
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE = "@rpath";
+				EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES = "";
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)",
@@ -772,6 +774,7 @@
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 1;
 				DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME_BASE = "@rpath";
+				EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES = GCDWebServers.framework;
 				FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)",
diff --git a/RealmJS.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RealmReact.xcscheme b/RealmJS.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RealmReact.xcscheme
index ca24be39..6051b5a5 100644
--- a/RealmJS.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RealmReact.xcscheme
+++ b/RealmJS.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RealmReact.xcscheme
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       </AdditionalOptions>
    </TestAction>
    <LaunchAction
-      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
       selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
       selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
       launchStyle = "0"