diff --git a/lib/Api.js b/lib/Api.js
index 347810861..c131f1b83 100644
--- a/lib/Api.js
+++ b/lib/Api.js
@@ -81,39 +81,20 @@ class Api {
 
         setupEvents(events);
 
-        let xcodeProjDir;
-        let xcodeCordovaProj;
-
-        try {
-            const xcodeProjDir_array = fs.readdirSync(this.root).filter(e => e.match(/\.xcodeproj$/i));
-            if (xcodeProjDir_array.length > 1) {
-                for (let x = 0; x < xcodeProjDir_array.length; x++) {
-                    if (xcodeProjDir_array[x].substring(0, 2) === '._') {
-                        xcodeProjDir_array.splice(x, 1);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            xcodeProjDir = xcodeProjDir_array[0];
-
-            if (!xcodeProjDir) {
-                throw new CordovaError(`The provided path "${this.root}" is not a Cordova iOS project.`);
-            }
-
-            const cordovaProjName = xcodeProjDir.substring(xcodeProjDir.lastIndexOf(path.sep) + 1, xcodeProjDir.indexOf('.xcodeproj'));
-            xcodeCordovaProj = path.join(this.root, cordovaProjName);
-        } catch (e) {
-            throw new CordovaError(`The provided path "${this.root}" is not a Cordova iOS project.`);
+        const xcodeProjDir = path.join(this.root, 'App.xcodeproj');
+        if (!fs.existsSync(xcodeProjDir)) {
+            throw new CordovaError(`The provided path "${this.root}" is not an up-to-date Cordova iOS project.`);
         }
 
         this.locations = {
             root: this.root,
             www: path.join(this.root, 'www'),
             platformWww: path.join(this.root, 'platform_www'),
-            configXml: path.join(xcodeCordovaProj, 'config.xml'),
+            configXml: path.join(this.root, 'App', 'config.xml'),
             defaultConfigXml: path.join(this.root, 'cordova', 'defaults.xml'),
-            pbxproj: path.join(this.root, xcodeProjDir, 'project.pbxproj'),
-            xcodeProjDir: path.join(this.root, xcodeProjDir),
-            xcodeCordovaProj
+            pbxproj: path.join(xcodeProjDir, 'project.pbxproj'),
+            xcodeProjDir,
+            xcodeCordovaProj: path.join(this.root, 'App')
         };
     }