diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/initProjectHelper.ts b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/initProjectHelper.ts
index e699d3bd9..b8c888e41 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/initProjectHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/initProjectHelper.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function initAndroidProjectWithProfile(cwd: string, settings: Object): Pr
 }
 
 export function initIosProjectWithProfile(cwd: string, settings: Object): Promise<void> {
-  const s = { ...defaultSettings, appType: 3, ...settings };
+  const s = { ...defaultSettings, ...settings };
 
   addCITags(cwd);
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export function initIosProjectWithProfile(cwd: string, settings: Object): Promis
       .wait('Choose your default editor:')
       .sendLine(s.editor)
       .wait("Choose the type of app that you're building")
-      .sendKeyDown(s.appType)
+      .sendKeyDown(3)
       .sendCarriageReturn()
       .wait('Select the authentication method you want to use:')
       .sendCarriageReturn()
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-swift.test.ts b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-swift.test.ts
index b21a0fa7f..cd32e164c 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-swift.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-swift.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  initProjectWithProfile,
+  initIosProjectWithProfile,
   addApiWithDefaultSchemaAndConflictDetection,
   DEFAULT_IOS_CONFIG,
   updateApiSchemaWithText,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('build app - Swift', () => {
   const config = DEFAULT_IOS_CONFIG;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    await initProjectWithProfile(projectRoot, { ...config });
+    await initIosProjectWithProfile(projectRoot, { ...config });
     await addApiWithDefaultSchemaAndConflictDetection(projectRoot);
     apiName = readdirSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'amplify', 'backend', 'api'))[0];
     apiGqlCompile(projectRoot);