diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_test_patches.yml b/.github/workflows/create_test_patches.yml
index 498466d638..9dd9699143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_test_patches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_test_patches.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           done
           ls -la $HOME/packages/
           cd $HOME
-          npx react-native init template --skip-install
+          npx react-native init template --skip-install --skip-git-init
           cd template
           yarn
           yarn add patch-package --save-dev