diff --git a/packages/nativewind/utils/package.json b/packages/nativewind/utils/package.json
index e8f8c99150..d596b5b5fe 100644
--- a/packages/nativewind/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/nativewind/utils/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "module": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.0.15-alpha.0",
+  "version": "1.0.19",
   "react-native": "src/index",
   "source": "src/index",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/modify-package-json.js b/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/modify-package-json.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29a9185fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/modify-package-json.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const updatePackageJson = (fileDir) => {
+  const filePath = path.join(fileDir, 'package.json');
+  const data = require(filePath);
+
+  if (!data?.scripts?.postinstall?.includes('patch-package')) {
+    const command = data?.scripts?.postinstall
+      ? 'patch-package && ' + data?.scripts?.postinstall
+      : 'patch-package';
+
+    const newData = {
+      ...data,
+      scripts: { ...data?.scripts, postinstall: command },
+    };
+
+    fs.writeFile(filePath, JSON.stringify(newData, null, 2), (err) => {
+      if (err) throw err;
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = { updatePackageJson };
diff --git a/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/post-install-script.js b/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/post-install-script.js
index 32d46aba69..7a7d0669c9 100644
--- a/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/post-install-script.js
+++ b/packages/nativewind/utils/scripts/post-install-script.js
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 var finder = require('./find-package-json');
-const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
 const findWorkspaceRoot = require('find-yarn-workspace-root');
+const { updatePackageJson } = require('./modify-package-json');
 
 const processPath = process.cwd();
 const workspaceRoot = findWorkspaceRoot(processPath);
 const f = finder(path.join(processPath, '..'));
-const userDirectory = f.next().filename.replace('package.json', '');
+const filename = f.next().filename;
+const userDirectory = filename.replace('package.json', '');
+
 function CopyDirectory(src, dest) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(dest)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(dest);
   }
 
-  let entries = fs.readdirSync(src, { withFileTypes: true });
+  const entries = fs.readdirSync(src, { withFileTypes: true });
 
-  for (let entry of entries) {
-    let srcPath = path.join(src, entry.name);
-    let destPath = path.join(dest, entry.name);
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const srcPath = path.join(src, entry.name);
+    const destPath = path.join(dest, entry.name);
 
     if (entry.isDirectory()) {
       CopyDirectory(srcPath, destPath);
@@ -27,42 +30,30 @@ function CopyDirectory(src, dest) {
   }
 }
 
-function main() {
-  CopyDirectory(
-    path.join(processPath, 'scripts', 'patches'),
-    path.join(userDirectory, 'patches')
-  );
+function installPatch(cwd) {
   // use npm if user is using npm or yarn if user is using yarn
-  try {
-    const packageManager = fs.existsSync(path.join(userDirectory, 'yarn.lock'))
-      ? 'yarn'
-      : 'npm run';
-
-    spawnSync(packageManager, ['patch-package'], {
-      cwd: userDirectory,
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-    });
-  } catch (error) {}
+  const packageManager = fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, 'yarn.lock'))
+    ? 'yarn'
+    : 'npx';
+
+  const command = packageManager + ' patch-package';
+  exec(command, {
+    cwd: cwd,
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+  });
+}
 
+function main() {
+  let rootDir = userDirectory;
   if (workspaceRoot && workspaceRoot !== userDirectory) {
-    CopyDirectory(
-      path.join(processPath, 'scripts', 'patches'),
-      path.join(workspaceRoot, 'patches')
-    );
-
-    try {
-      const packageManager = fs.existsSync(
-        path.join(workspaceRoot, 'yarn.lock')
-      )
-        ? 'yarn'
-        : 'npm run';
-
-      spawnSync(packageManager, ['patch-package'], {
-        cwd: workspaceRoot,
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-      });
-    } catch (error) {}
+    rootDir = workspaceRoot;
   }
+  CopyDirectory(
+    path.join(processPath, 'scripts', 'patches'),
+    path.join(rootDir, 'patches')
+  );
+  installPatch(rootDir);
+  updatePackageJson(rootDir);
 }
 
 main();