diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/IOSBridge.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/IOSBridge.tsx
index 85d809636..69a28eaf0 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/IOSBridge.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/IOSBridge.tsx
@@ -36,18 +36,19 @@ export interface IOSBridge {
 
 class IDBBridge implements IOSBridge {
   constructor(private idbPath: string) {}
+
   async navigate(serial: string, location: string): Promise<void> {
-    exec(`idb open --udid ${serial} "${location}"`);
+    this._execIdb(`open --udid ${serial} "${location}"`);
   }
 
   recordVideo(serial: string, outputFile: string): child_process.ChildProcess {
     console.log(`Starting screen record via idb to ${outputFile}.`);
-    return exec(`idb record-video --udid ${serial} ${outputFile}`);
+    return this._execIdb(`record-video --udid ${serial} ${outputFile}`);
   }
 
   async screenshot(serial: string): Promise<Buffer> {
     const imagePath = makeTempScreenshotFilePath();
-    await exec(`idb screenshot --udid ${serial} ${imagePath}`);
+    await this._execIdb(`screenshot --udid ${serial} ${imagePath}`);
     return readScreenshotIntoBuffer(imagePath);
   }
 
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ class IDBBridge implements IOSBridge {
       },
     );
   }
+
+  _execIdb(command: string): child_process.ChildProcess {
+    return exec(`${this.idbPath} ${command}`);
+  }
 }
 
 class SimctlBridge implements IOSBridge {
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/__tests__/IOSBridge.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/__tests__/IOSBridge.node.tsx
index ad0cc8a66..fa386921c 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/__tests__/IOSBridge.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/ios/__tests__/IOSBridge.node.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test.unix('uses idb to take screenshots when available', async () => {
   await expect(() => ib.screenshot('deadbeef')).rejects.toThrow();
 
   expect((promisifyChildProcess.exec as any).mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(
-    'idb screenshot --udid deadbeef ',
+    '/usr/local/bin/idb screenshot --udid deadbeef ',
   );
 });
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ test('uses idb to navigate when available', async () => {
   await ib.navigate('deadbeef', 'fb://dummy');
 
   expect(promisifyChildProcess.exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    'idb open --udid deadbeef "fb://dummy"',
+    '/usr/local/bin/idb open --udid deadbeef "fb://dummy"',
   );
 });
 
@@ -168,6 +168,6 @@ test('uses idb to record when available', async () => {
   ib.recordVideo('deadbeef', '/tmo/video.mp4');
 
   expect(promisifyChildProcess.exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-    'idb record-video --udid deadbeef /tmo/video.mp4',
+    '/usr/local/bin/idb record-video --udid deadbeef /tmo/video.mp4',
   );
 });