diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 27a295cf4f4b..e3cadb0b6788 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - restore-cache: *restore-cache
-      - run: yarn --no-progress
+      - run: yarn --no-progress --ignore-engines
       - save-cache: *save-cache
       - run:
-          command: yarn test-ci-partial
+          # react-native does not work with node 6
+          command: rm -rf examples/react-native && yarn test-ci-partial
       - store_test_results:
           path: reports/junit
 
diff --git a/examples/react-native/__tests__/intro.test.js b/examples/react-native/__tests__/intro.test.js
index 1edf98a426ee..002b7143dea7 100644
--- a/examples/react-native/__tests__/intro.test.js
+++ b/examples/react-native/__tests__/intro.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import Intro from '../Intro';
 // Note: test renderer must be required after react-native.
 import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
 
+jest.setTimeout(15000);
+
 it('renders correctly', () => {
   const tree = renderer.create(<Intro />).toJSON();
   expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();