diff --git a/lib/timodule.js b/lib/timodule.js
index 669ab833..204ee3b9 100644
--- a/lib/timodule.js
+++ b/lib/timodule.js
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ async function detectNativeModuleViaNPMPackage(singlePackageDir, logger) {
  * @returns {object} the detected module
  */
 async function detectPlatformSpecificNativeModuleInNPMPackage(directory, platformName, platformCount, json, logger) {
-	const platform = platformAliases[platformName] || platformName; // normalize platform name for return data
+	let platform = platformAliases[platformName] || platformName; // normalize platform name for return data
 	let modulePath = path.join(directory, platform); // try the normalized platform alias ('ios') first
 	if (!await fs.exists(modulePath)) {
 		// doesn't exist, so fall back to original platform name if it differed
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ async function detectPlatformSpecificNativeModuleInNPMPackage(directory, platfor
 	// TODO: Throw a sanity Error if value we *must* have are missing from manifest object!
 	// TODO: Throw Errors is both manifest and package.json have values but they don't match?
 
+	platform = manifest.platform || platform;
 	logger && logger.debug(__('Detected %s module: %s %s @ %s', platform, manifest.moduleid.cyan, json.version, modulePath));
 	return {
 		id: manifest.moduleid,
diff --git a/test/resources/native-module-with-manifest/node_modules/native-module-with-manifest/manifest b/test/resources/native-module-with-manifest/node_modules/native-module-with-manifest/manifest
index c794d0bf..57e02eb2 100644
--- a/test/resources/native-module-with-manifest/node_modules/native-module-with-manifest/manifest
+++ b/test/resources/native-module-with-manifest/node_modules/native-module-with-manifest/manifest
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ copyright: Copyright (c) 2016-Present by Appcelerator, Inc.
 guid: bba89061-0fdb-4ff1-95a8-02876f5601f9
 name: Native Module w/ Manifest
 moduleid: native-module-with-manifest
-platform: iphone
+platform: ios
 minsdk: 5.0.0