diff --git a/lib/definitions/project-changes.d.ts b/lib/definitions/project-changes.d.ts
index 9096f1cee9..7da52ca180 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/project-changes.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/project-changes.d.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 interface IAppFilesHashes {
-	appFilesHashes: IStringDictionary;
+	appFilesHashes?: IStringDictionary;
 }
 
 interface IPrepareInfo extends IAddedNativePlatform, IAppFilesHashes {
-	time: string;
-	bundle: boolean;
-	release: boolean;
-	projectFileHash: string;
-	changesRequireBuild: boolean;
-	changesRequireBuildTime: string;
+	time?: string;
+	bundle?: boolean;
+	release?: boolean;
+	projectFileHash?: string;
+	changesRequireBuild?: boolean;
+	changesRequireBuildTime?: string;
 	iOSProvisioningProfileUUID?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/services/platform-service.ts b/lib/services/platform-service.ts
index 364b9953f4..dde16c0de0 100644
--- a/lib/services/platform-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/platform-service.ts
@@ -806,10 +806,10 @@ export class PlatformService extends EventEmitter implements IPlatformService {
 	private shouldPersistWebpackFiles(platform: string, projectData: IProjectData, prepareInfo: IPrepareInfo, appFilesUpdaterOptions: IAppFilesUpdaterOptions, nativePrepare: INativePrepare): boolean {
 		const hasPlatformDirectory = this.hasPlatformDirectory(platform, projectData);
 		const isWebpackWatcherStarted = this.$usbLiveSyncService.isInitialized;
-		const hasNativePlatformStatus = !prepareInfo || !prepareInfo.nativePlatformStatus;
+		const hasNativePlatformStatus = prepareInfo && prepareInfo.nativePlatformStatus;
 		const requiresPlatformAdd = prepareInfo && prepareInfo.nativePlatformStatus === constants.NativePlatformStatus.requiresPlatformAdd;
 		const shouldAddNativePlatform = !nativePrepare || !nativePrepare.skipNativePrepare;
-		const shouldAddPlatform = hasNativePlatformStatus || (requiresPlatformAdd && shouldAddNativePlatform);
+		const shouldAddPlatform = !hasNativePlatformStatus || (requiresPlatformAdd && shouldAddNativePlatform);
 		const result = appFilesUpdaterOptions.bundle && isWebpackWatcherStarted && hasPlatformDirectory && shouldAddPlatform;
 		return result;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/services/prepare-platform-native-service.ts b/lib/services/prepare-platform-native-service.ts
index 1c788c9ff9..e1f01e57b7 100644
--- a/lib/services/prepare-platform-native-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/prepare-platform-native-service.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export class PreparePlatformNativeService extends PreparePlatformService impleme
 		info.platformData.platformProjectService.ensureConfigurationFileInAppResources(info.projectData);
 		await info.platformData.platformProjectService.interpolateData(info.projectData, info.config);
 		info.platformData.platformProjectService.afterCreateProject(info.platformData.projectRoot, info.projectData);
+		this.$projectChangesService.setNativePlatformStatus(info.platformData.normalizedPlatformName, info.projectData,
+			{ nativePlatformStatus: constants.NativePlatformStatus.requiresPrepare });
 	}
 
 	public async preparePlatform(config: IPreparePlatformJSInfo): Promise<void> {
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ export class PreparePlatformNativeService extends PreparePlatformService impleme
 		}
 
 		const previousPrepareInfo = this.$projectChangesService.getPrepareInfo(platform, projectData);
-		if (!previousPrepareInfo) {
+		if (!previousPrepareInfo || previousPrepareInfo.nativePlatformStatus !== constants.NativePlatformStatus.alreadyPrepared) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/services/project-changes-service.ts b/lib/services/project-changes-service.ts
index fd828b92bd..ac3be05546 100644
--- a/lib/services/project-changes-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/project-changes-service.ts
@@ -173,8 +173,13 @@ export class ProjectChangesService implements IProjectChangesService {
 		this._prepareInfo = this._prepareInfo || this.getPrepareInfo(platform, projectData);
 		if (this._prepareInfo) {
 			this._prepareInfo.nativePlatformStatus = addedPlatform.nativePlatformStatus;
-			this.savePrepareInfo(platform, projectData);
+		} else {
+			this._prepareInfo = {
+				nativePlatformStatus: addedPlatform.nativePlatformStatus
+			};
 		}
+
+		this.savePrepareInfo(platform, projectData);
 	}
 
 	private async ensurePrepareInfo(platform: string, projectData: IProjectData, projectChangesOptions: IProjectChangesOptions): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/test/platform-service.ts b/test/platform-service.ts
index 8fbdf85ec8..9d280bb9db 100644
--- a/test/platform-service.ts
+++ b/test/platform-service.ts
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ describe('Platform Service Tests', () => {
 					appResourcesDestinationDirectoryPath: testDirData.appResourcesFolderPath,
 					normalizedPlatformName: "Android",
 					projectRoot: testDirData.tempFolder,
+					configurationFileName: "configFileName",
 					platformProjectService: {
 						prepareProject: (): any => null,
 						prepareAppResources: (): any => null,
diff --git a/test/project-changes-service.ts b/test/project-changes-service.ts
index 8dd5f7946d..47eae49639 100644
--- a/test/project-changes-service.ts
+++ b/test/project-changes-service.ts
@@ -176,4 +176,16 @@ describe("Project Changes Service Tests", () => {
 			assert.isFalse(!!androidChanges.signingChanged, "Android signingChanged expected to be false");
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe("setNativePlatformStatus", () => {
+		it("creates prepare info and sets only the native platform status when there isn't an existing prepare info", () => {
+			for (const platform of ["ios", "android"]) {
+				serviceTest.projectChangesService.setNativePlatformStatus(platform, serviceTest.projectData, { nativePlatformStatus: Constants.NativePlatformStatus.requiresPrepare });
+
+				const actualPrepareInfo = serviceTest.projectChangesService.getPrepareInfo(platform, serviceTest.projectData);
+
+				assert.deepEqual(actualPrepareInfo, { nativePlatformStatus: Constants.NativePlatformStatus.requiresPrepare });
+			}
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/stubs.ts b/test/stubs.ts
index 0708ee4dc2..f27c7f3d45 100644
--- a/test/stubs.ts
+++ b/test/stubs.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class ProjectDataStub implements IProjectData {
 	projectDir: string;
 	projectName: string;
 	get platformsDir(): string {
-		return this.plafromsDir;
+		return this.plafromsDir || (this.projectDir && path.join(this.projectDir, "platforms")) || "";
 	}
 	set platformsDir(value) {
 		this.plafromsDir = value;