diff --git a/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.js b/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.js
index 0c0ca83d9b2..d13aa51156b 100644
--- a/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/index.js
@@ -29,16 +29,20 @@ export default async npmOptions => {
 
   // set correct project name on entry files if possible
   const dirname = shell.ls('-d', 'ios/*.xcodeproj').stdout;
-  const projectName =
-    dirname && dirname.slice('ios/'.length, dirname.length - '.xcodeproj'.length - 1);
-  if (projectName) {
-    shell.sed('-i', '%APP_NAME%', projectName, 'storybook/storybook.js');
-  } else {
-    paddedLog(
-      chalk.red(
-        'ERR: Could not determine project name, to fix: https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/issues/1277'
-      )
-    );
+
+  // Only notify about app name if running in React Native vanilla (Expo projects do not have ios directory)
+  if (dirname) {
+    const projectName =
+      dirname && dirname.slice('ios/'.length, dirname.length - '.xcodeproj'.length - 1);
+    if (projectName) {
+      shell.sed('-i', '%APP_NAME%', projectName, 'storybook/storybook.js');
+    } else {
+      paddedLog(
+        chalk.red(
+          'ERR: Could not determine project name, to fix: https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/issues/1277'
+        )
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   const packageJson = getPackageJson();
diff --git a/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/template/storybook/index.js b/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/template/storybook/index.js
index 7f5d13c0d9f..dcfdd98508c 100644
--- a/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/template/storybook/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/generators/REACT_NATIVE/template/storybook/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ configure(() => {
   require('./stories');
 }, module);
 
+// Refer to https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/tree/master/app/react-native#start-command-parameters
+// To find allowed options for getStorybookUI
 const StorybookUIRoot = getStorybookUI({});
 
+// If you are using React Native vanilla and after installation you don't see your app name here, write it manually.
+// If you use Expo you can safely remove this line.
 AppRegistry.registerComponent('%APP_NAME%', () => StorybookUIRoot);
+
 export default StorybookUIRoot;
diff --git a/lib/cli/lib/initiate.js b/lib/cli/lib/initiate.js
index e82f10cf324..f4e7f184800 100644
--- a/lib/cli/lib/initiate.js
+++ b/lib/cli/lib/initiate.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default function(options, pkg) {
             logger.log(chalk.red('NOTE: installation is not 100% automated.'));
             logger.log(`To quickly run storybook, replace contents of your app entry with:\n`);
             codeLog(["export default from './storybook';"]);
-            logger.log('\nFor a more complete discussion of options, see:\n');
+            logger.log('\n For more in depth setup instructions, see:\n');
             logger.log(chalk.cyan(REACT_NATIVE_DISCUSSION));
             logger.log();
           });