diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf10ffe3..d804460a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
     "jsdoc": "rm -rf docs/output && jsdoc -c docs/conf.json",
     "lint": "eslint",
     "test": "scripts/test.sh",
-    "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build"
+    "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build",
+    "prepublish": "scripts/prepublish.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nan": "^2.3.3",
diff --git a/scripts/prepublish.sh b/scripts/prepublish.sh
index 11d7adc5..0fe81249 100755
--- a/scripts/prepublish.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepublish.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
 if [ -n "$REALM_BUILD_ANDROID" ]; then
   rm -rf android
-  (cd react-native/android && ./gradlew publishAndroid)
+  (cd react-native/android && ./gradlew publishAndroid -PbuildWithSync=true)
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 4f077d7f..e7c4842d 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ case "$TARGET" in
   ;;
 "react-tests-android")
   [[ $CONFIGURATION == 'Debug' ]] && exit 0
+  XCPRETTY=false
 
   pushd tests/react-test-app