diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rncore.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rncore.rb
index 09cd88363d75..aaa4e5d33250 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rncore.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rncore.rb
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def self.podspec_source_download_prebuild_stable_tarball()
         rncore_log("  #{Pathname.new(destinationDebug).relative_path_from(Pathname.pwd).to_s}")
         rncore_log("  #{Pathname.new(destinationRelease).relative_path_from(Pathname.pwd).to_s}")
 
+        return {:http => stable_tarball_url(@@react_native_version, :debug) } unless @@download_dsyms
         return {:http => URI::File.build(path: destinationDebug).to_s }
     end
 
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ def self.podspec_source_download_prebuilt_nightly_tarball()
         rncore_log("Resolved nightly ReactNativeCore-prebuilt version:")
         rncore_log("  #{Pathname.new(destinationDebug).relative_path_from(Pathname.pwd).to_s}")
         rncore_log("  #{Pathname.new(destinationRelease).relative_path_from(Pathname.pwd).to_s}")
+        return {:http => nightly_tarball_url(@@react_native_version, :debug) } unless @@download_dsyms
         return {:http => URI::File.build(path: destinationDebug).to_s }
     end
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rndependencies.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rndependencies.rb
index a90184034071..2000e316cf73 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rndependencies.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/rndependencies.rb
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ def self.podspec_source_download_prebuild_release_tarball()
 
         url = release_tarball_url(@@react_native_version, :debug)
         rndeps_log("Using tarball from URL: #{url}")
-        destinationDebug = download_stable_rndeps(@@react_native_path, @@react_native_version, :debug)
+        download_stable_rndeps(@@react_native_path, @@react_native_version, :debug)
         download_stable_rndeps(@@react_native_path, @@react_native_version, :release)
 
-        return {:http => URI::File.build(path: destinationDebug).to_s }
+        return {:http => url }
     end
 
     def self.release_tarball_url(version, build_type)
@@ -225,11 +225,10 @@ def self.podspec_source_download_prebuilt_nightly_tarball(version)
 
         url = nightly_tarball_url(version, :debug)
         rndeps_log("Using tarball from URL: #{url}")
-        destinationDebug = download_nightly_rndeps(@@react_native_path, @@react_native_version, :debug)
+        download_nightly_rndeps(@@react_native_path, @@react_native_version, :debug)
         download_nightly_rndeps(@@react_native_path, @@react_native_version, :release)
 
-        return {:http => URI::File.build(path: destinationDebug).to_s }
-        return {:http => url}
+        return {:http => url }
     end
 
     def self.download_rndeps_tarball(react_native_path, tarball_url, version, configuration)