diff --git a/lib/services/ios-debugger-port-service.ts b/lib/services/ios-debugger-port-service.ts
index e16ae3e41e..8dac0bb27e 100644
--- a/lib/services/ios-debugger-port-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/ios-debugger-port-service.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class IOSDebuggerPortService implements IIOSDebuggerPortService {
 	private canStartLookingForDebuggerPort(data: IProjectDir): boolean {
 		const projectData = this.$projectDataService.getProjectData(data && data.projectDir);
 		const frameworkVersion = this.$iOSProjectService.getFrameworkVersion(projectData);
-		return !frameworkVersion || semver.gt(frameworkVersion, IOSDebuggerPortService.MIN_REQUIRED_FRAMEWORK_VERSION);
+		return !frameworkVersion || !semver.valid(frameworkVersion) || semver.gt(frameworkVersion, IOSDebuggerPortService.MIN_REQUIRED_FRAMEWORK_VERSION);
 	}
 
 	@cache()
diff --git a/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts b/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
index 5a6de53cd0..b7916eb699 100644
--- a/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ export class LiveSyncService extends EventEmitter implements IDebugLiveSyncServi
 				const platformLiveSyncService = this.getLiveSyncService(platform);
 				const deviceBuildInfoDescriptor = _.find(deviceDescriptors, dd => dd.identifier === device.deviceInfo.identifier);
 
-				await platformLiveSyncService.prepareForLiveSync(device, projectData, liveSyncData, deviceBuildInfoDescriptor.debugOptions);
-
 				await this.ensureLatestAppPackageIsInstalledOnDevice({
 					device,
 					preparedPlatforms,
@@ -474,6 +472,8 @@ export class LiveSyncService extends EventEmitter implements IDebugLiveSyncServi
 					env: liveSyncData.env
 				}, { skipNativePrepare: deviceBuildInfoDescriptor.skipNativePrepare });
 
+				await platformLiveSyncService.prepareForLiveSync(device, projectData, liveSyncData, deviceBuildInfoDescriptor.debugOptions);
+
 				const liveSyncResultInfo = await platformLiveSyncService.fullSync({
 					projectData, device,
 					syncAllFiles: liveSyncData.watchAllFiles,