diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/BUCK b/RNTester/android/app/_BUCK
similarity index 100%
rename from RNTester/android/app/BUCK
rename to RNTester/android/app/_BUCK
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index a1f7cfbc7f..c1679a6504 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ dependencies {
     debugImplementation files(hermesPath + "hermes-debug.aar")
     releaseImplementation files(hermesPath + "hermes-release.aar")
 
-    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper:0.30.2") {
+    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") {
         exclude group:'com.facebook.fbjni'
     }
 
-    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-network-plugin:0.30.2") {
+    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-network-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") {
         exclude group:'com.facebook.flipper'
     }
 
-    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-fresco-plugin:0.30.2") {
+    debugImplementation("com.facebook.flipper:flipper-fresco-plugin:${FLIPPER_VERSION}") {
         exclude group:'com.facebook.flipper'
     }
 
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/gradle.properties b/RNTester/android/app/gradle.properties
index 4f009ba454..3a77ce2ab9 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/gradle.properties
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/gradle.properties
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD=android
 
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
+
+# Version of flipper SDK to use with React Native
+FLIPPER_VERSION=0.30.2
diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java b/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java
index 5dc634b777..f272cd46d4 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uiapp/RNTesterApplication.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
 import com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage;
 import com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactFontManager;
+import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ public class RNTesterApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication
   public void onCreate() {
     ReactFontManager.getInstance().addCustomFont(this, "Rubik", R.font.rubik);
     super.onCreate();
+    SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);
     initializeFlipper(this, getReactNativeHost().getReactInstanceManager());
   }