diff --git a/js/react_native/e2e/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/reactnativeonnxruntimemodule/DetoxTest.java b/js/react_native/e2e/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/reactnativeonnxruntimemodule/DetoxTest.java
index 2a2bc7e33f..9425e1365f 100644
--- a/js/react_native/e2e/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/reactnativeonnxruntimemodule/DetoxTest.java
+++ b/js/react_native/e2e/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/reactnativeonnxruntimemodule/DetoxTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 package com.example.reactnativeonnxruntimemodule;
 
+import android.content.Intent;
+
 import com.wix.detox.Detox;
 import com.wix.detox.config.DetoxConfig;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import androidx.test.filters.LargeTest;
 import androidx.test.rule.ActivityTestRule;
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@ public class DetoxTest {
 
     @Test
     public void runDetoxTests() {
+        // try to close any existing ANR dialog which will interfere with the UI tests
+        ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS));
+
         DetoxConfig detoxConfig = new DetoxConfig();
         detoxConfig.idlePolicyConfig.masterTimeoutSec = 90;
         detoxConfig.idlePolicyConfig.idleResourceTimeoutSec = 60;
@@ -30,4 +36,4 @@ public class DetoxTest {
 
         Detox.runTests(mActivityRule, detoxConfig);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/react_native/e2e/test/OnnxruntimeModuleExample.test.js b/js/react_native/e2e/test/OnnxruntimeModuleExample.test.js
index 2e8a7446b6..0141659e95 100644
--- a/js/react_native/e2e/test/OnnxruntimeModuleExample.test.js
+++ b/js/react_native/e2e/test/OnnxruntimeModuleExample.test.js
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ describe('OnnxruntimeModuleExample', () => {
     await device.launchApp();
   });
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    await device.launchApp({ newInstance: true });
-  });
-
-  it('OnnxruntimeModuleExampleE2ETest CheckOutputComponentExists', async () => {
-    await element(by.label('output'));
-  });
-
   it('OnnxruntimeModuleExampleE2ETest CheckInferenceResultValueIsCorrect', async () => {
     if (device.getPlatform() === 'ios') {
       await expect(element(by.label('output')).atIndex(1)).toHaveText('Result: 3');
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml
index 3a3868f223..caf45fc510 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml
@@ -267,7 +267,10 @@ stages:
 
     - script: |
         JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT_FILE=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/js/react_native/e2e/android-test-results.xml \
-        detox test --record-logs all --configuration android.emu.release --loglevel trace
+          detox test --record-logs all \
+                     --configuration android.emu.release \
+                     --loglevel trace \
+                     --take-screenshots failing
       workingDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/js/react_native/e2e'
       displayName: Run React Native Detox Android e2e Tests
 
@@ -318,7 +321,10 @@ stages:
 
     - script: |
         JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT_FILE=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/js/react_native/e2e/ios-test-results.xml \
-        detox test --record-logs all --configuration ios.sim.release --loglevel trace
+          detox test --record-logs all \
+                     --configuration ios.sim.release \
+                     --loglevel trace \
+                     --take-screenshots failing
       workingDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/js/react_native/e2e'
       displayName: Run React Native Detox iOS e2e Tests