diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5923f128..b234a1ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ X.Y.Z Release notes
 
 ### Bug fixes
 * Fixed port conflict between RN >= 0.48 inspector proxy and RPC server used for Chrome debugging (#1294).
+* Workaround for RN >= 0.49 metro-bundler check for single string literal argument to `require()` (#1342)
 
 
 1.12.0 Release notes (2017-9-14)
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index aa7bb148..813cde3a 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const require_method = require;
+
 // Prevent React Native packager from seeing modules required with this
 function nodeRequire(module) {
-    return require(module);
+    return require_method(module);
 }
 
 function getContext() {
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ switch(getContext()) {
         var pkg = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname,'../package.json'));
         var binding_path = binary.find(pkg);
 
-        realmConstructor = require(binding_path).Realm;
+        realmConstructor = require_method(binding_path).Realm;
         break;
     
     case 'reactnative':
diff --git a/lib/user-methods.js b/lib/user-methods.js
index d4cbe209..93072081 100644
--- a/lib/user-methods.js
+++ b/lib/user-methods.js
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 const AuthError = require('./errors').AuthError;
 const permissionApis = require('./permission-api');
 
+const require_method = require;
+
 function node_require(module) {
-    return require(module);
+    return require_method(module);
 }
 
 function checkTypes(args, types) {