diff --git a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/iOS-Swift.xcscheme b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/iOS-Swift.xcscheme
index b4ea1e92fba..6a6bd7ebbf9 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/iOS-Swift.xcscheme
+++ b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/iOS-Swift.xcscheme
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
             argument = "--disable-file-io-tracing"
             isEnabled = "NO">
          </CommandLineArgument>
+         <CommandLineArgument
+            argument = "--skip-sentry-init"
+            isEnabled = "NO">
+         </CommandLineArgument>
          <CommandLineArgument
             argument = "--disable-spotlight"
             isEnabled = "NO">
diff --git a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/AppDelegate.swift b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/AppDelegate.swift
index a2d845bf219..703631ad8ec 100644
--- a/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Samples/iOS-Swift/iOS-Swift/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
         if ProcessInfo.processInfo.arguments.contains("--io.sentry.wipe-data") {
             removeAppData()
         }
-        AppDelegate.startSentry()
+        if !ProcessInfo.processInfo.arguments.contains("--skip-sentry-init") {
+            AppDelegate.startSentry()
+        }
         
         randomDistributionTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.5, repeats: true) { _ in
             let random = Double.random(in: 0..<1_000)