diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/index.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/index.js
index e0cea5ccb1..87e9d736d1 100644
--- a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/index.js
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/index.js
@@ -1,137 +1,24 @@
 import { Navigation } from 'react-native-navigation'
 import HomeScreen from './screens/Home'
 import DetailsScreen from './screens/Details'
-import { NativeModules, View, Text, Button, TextInput, StyleSheet } from 'react-native'
-import * as React from 'react'
-import Bugsnag from '@bugsnag/react-native'
-import * as Scenarios from './Scenarios'
-import BugsnagReactNativeNavigation from '@bugsnag/plugin-react-native-navigation'
-import { Component } from 'react'
+import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from 'react-native'
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { launchScenario } from './lib/ScenarioLauncher'
 
-const defaultJsConfig = () => ({
-  plugins: [new BugsnagReactNativeNavigation(Navigation)]
-})
-
-export default class AppScreen extends Component {
-  constructor (props) {
-    super(props)
-    this.state = {
-      currentScenario: '',
-      apiKey: '12312312312312312312312312312312',
-      notifyEndpoint: '',
-      sessionsEndpoint: '',
-      scenario: null
-    }
-  }
-
-  getConfiguration = () => {
-    var config = {
-      apiKey: this.state.apiKey,
-      autoTrackSessions: false
-    }
-
-    if (this.state.notifyEndpoint && this.state.sessionsEndpoint) {
-      config.endpoints = {
-        notify: this.state.notifyEndpoint,
-        sessions: this.state.sessionsEndpoint
-      }
-    }
-    return config
-  }
-
-  setScenario = newScenario => {
-    this.state.currentScenario = newScenario
-  }
-
-  clearPersistentData = () => {
-    NativeModules.BugsnagTestInterface.clearPersistentData()
-  }
+console.reportErrorsAsExceptions = false
 
-  startScenario = () => {
-    console.log(`Running scenario: ${this.state.currentScenario}`)
-    const scenarioName = this.state.currentScenario
-    const configuration = this.getConfiguration()
-    const jsConfig = defaultJsConfig()
-    const scenario = new Scenarios[scenarioName](configuration, jsConfig)
-    console.log(`  with config: ${JSON.stringify(configuration)} (native) and ${jsConfig} (js)`)
-    Navigation.setRoot({
-      root: {
-        stack: {
-          children: [
-            {
-              component: {
-                name: 'Home'
-              }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    })
-    this.state.scenario = scenario
-    scenario.run()
-  }
+export const AppScreen = () => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    launchScenario()
+  }, [])
 
-  startBugsnag = () => {
-    console.log(`Starting Bugsnag for scenario: ${this.state.currentScenario}`)
-    const scenarioName = this.state.currentScenario
-    const configuration = this.getConfiguration()
-    const jsConfig = defaultJsConfig()
-    const scenario = new Scenarios[scenarioName](configuration, jsConfig)
-    console.log(`  with config: ${JSON.stringify(configuration)} (native) and ${jsConfig} (js)`)
-    NativeModules.BugsnagTestInterface.startBugsnag(configuration)
-      .then(() => {
-        Bugsnag.start(jsConfig)
-        this.state.scenario = scenario
-      })
-  }
-
-  render () {
-    return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        <View style={styles.child}>
-          <Text>React Native Navigation Test App</Text>
-          <TextInput style={styles.textInput}
-            placeholder='Scenario Name'
-            accessibilityLabel='scenario_name'
-            onChangeText={this.setScenario} />
-
-          <Button style={styles.clickyButton}
-            accessibilityLabel='clear_data'
-            title='Clear Persistent Data'
-            onPress={this.clearPersistentData}/>
-          <Button style={styles.clickyButton}
-            accessibilityLabel='start_bugsnag'
-            title='Start Bugsnag'
-            onPress={this.startBugsnag}/>
-          <Button style={styles.clickyButton}
-            accessibilityLabel='run_scenario'
-            title='Run scenario'
-            onPress={this.startScenario}/>
-
-          <Text>Configuration</Text>
-          <TextInput placeholder='Notify endpoint'
-            style={styles.textInput}
-            accessibilityLabel='notify_endpoint'
-            value={this.state.notifyEndpoint}
-            onChangeText={this.setNotifyEndpoint} />
-          <TextInput placeholder='Sessions endpoint'
-            style={styles.textInput}
-            accessibilityLabel='sessions_endpoint'
-            value={this.state.sessionsEndpoint}
-            onChangeText={this.setSessionsEndpoint} />
-          <TextInput placeholder='API key'
-            style={styles.textInput}
-            accessibilityLabel='api_key'
-            value={this.state.apiKey}
-            onChangeText={this.setApiKey} />
-          <Button style={styles.clickyButton}
-            accessibilityLabel='use_dashboard_endpoints'
-            title='Use dashboard endpoints'
-            onPress={this.useRealEndpoints}/>
-        </View>
+  return (
+    <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
+      <View>
+        <Text>React Native Navigation Test App</Text>
       </View>
-    )
-  }
+    </SafeAreaView>
+  )
 }
 
 Navigation.registerComponent('App', () => AppScreen)
@@ -155,30 +42,6 @@ Navigation.events().registerAppLaunchedListener(async () => {
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
-    flexDirection: 'column',
-    flex: 1,
-    backgroundColor: '#eaefea',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-    paddingTop: '15%'
-  },
-  child: {
     flex: 1
-  },
-  textInput: {
-    backgroundColor: '#fff',
-    borderWidth: 0.5,
-    borderColor: '#000',
-    borderRadius: 4,
-    margin: 5,
-    padding: 5
-  },
-  clickyButton: {
-    backgroundColor: '#acbcef',
-    borderWidth: 0.5,
-    borderColor: '#000',
-    borderRadius: 4,
-    margin: 5,
-    padding: 5
   }
 })
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/CommandRunner.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/CommandRunner.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1a217cfd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/CommandRunner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { getMazeRunnerAddress } from './ConfigFileReader'
+
+const INTERVAL = 500
+
+let mazeAddress
+
+const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+
+export async function getCurrentCommand () {
+  if (!mazeAddress) {
+    mazeAddress = await getMazeRunnerAddress()
+  }
+
+  const url = `http://${mazeAddress}/command`
+  console.error(`[Bugsnag CommandRunner] Fetching command from ${url}`)
+
+  while (true) {
+    try {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+      const response = await fetch(url)
+      const text = await response.text()
+      console.error(`[Bugsnag CommandRunner] Response from maze runner: ${text}`)
+
+      const command = JSON.parse(text)
+
+      // keep polling until a scenario command is received
+      if (command.action !== 'noop') {
+        console.error(`[Bugsnag CommandRunner] Received command from maze runner: ${JSON.stringify(command)}`)
+
+        return command
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`[Bugsnag CommandRunner] Error fetching command from maze runner: ${err.message}`, err)
+    }
+
+    await delay(INTERVAL)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/ConfigFileReader.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/ConfigFileReader.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b41f83a2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/ConfigFileReader.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
+import { Dirs, FileSystem } from 'react-native-file-access'
+
+const TIMEOUT = 60000
+
+const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+
+const getMazeRunnerAddress = async () => {
+  let configFilePath
+  const startTime = Date.now()
+
+  // poll for the config file to exist
+  while (Date.now() - startTime < TIMEOUT) {
+    const configFileDir = Platform.OS === 'android' ? '/data/local/tmp' : Dirs.DocumentDir
+    configFilePath = `${configFileDir}/fixture_config.json`
+    const configFileExists = await FileSystem.exists(configFilePath)
+
+    if (configFileExists) {
+      const configFile = await FileSystem.readFile(configFilePath)
+      console.error(`[Bugsnag ConfigFileReader] found config file at '${configFilePath}'. contents: ${configFile}`)
+      const config = JSON.parse(configFile)
+      return `${config.maze_address}`
+    }
+
+    await delay(500)
+  }
+
+  console.error(`[Bugsnag ConfigFileReader] no config file found at ${configFilePath}, falling back to 'localhost:9339'`)
+  return 'localhost:9339'
+}
+
+module.exports.getMazeRunnerAddress = getMazeRunnerAddress
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/ScenarioLauncher.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/ScenarioLauncher.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..681a9b1c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/lib/ScenarioLauncher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import * as Scenarios from '../Scenarios'
+import { getCurrentCommand } from './CommandRunner'
+import { NativeModules } from 'react-native'
+import Bugsnag from '@bugsnag/react-native'
+
+async function runScenario (scenarioName, apiKey, notifyEndpoint, sessionEndpoint, scenarioData, setScenario) {
+  console.error(`[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] running scenario: ${scenarioName}`)
+
+  const nativeConfig = {
+    apiKey,
+    autoTrackSessions: false,
+    endpoints: {
+      notify: notifyEndpoint,
+      sessions: sessionEndpoint
+    }
+  }
+
+  const jsConfig = {}
+
+  // create the scenario and allow it to modify the configuration
+  const scenario = new Scenarios[scenarioName](nativeConfig, jsConfig, scenarioData)
+
+  console.error(`[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] with config: ${JSON.stringify(nativeConfig)} (native) and ${JSON.stringify(jsConfig)} (js)`)
+
+  // clear persistent data
+  console.error('[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] clearing persistent data')
+  NativeModules.BugsnagTestInterface.clearPersistentData()
+
+  // start the native client
+  console.error('[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] starting native Bugsnag')
+  await NativeModules.BugsnagTestInterface.startBugsnag(nativeConfig)
+
+  // start the js client
+  console.error('[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] starting js Bugsnag')
+  Bugsnag.start(jsConfig)
+
+  // run the scenario
+  console.error('launching scenario')
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    scenario.run()
+    if (typeof setScenario === 'function') setScenario(scenario)
+  }, 1)
+}
+
+async function startBugsnag (scenarioName, apiKey, notifyEndpoint, sessionEndpoint, scenarioData) {
+  console.error(`[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] starting Bugsnag for scenario: ${scenarioName}`)
+  const nativeConfig = {
+    apiKey,
+    autoTrackSessions: false,
+    endpoints: {
+      notify: notifyEndpoint,
+      sessions: sessionEndpoint
+    }
+  }
+
+  const jsConfig = {}
+
+  // create the scenario and allow it to modify the configuration
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  const scenario = new Scenarios[scenarioName](nativeConfig, jsConfig, scenarioData)
+
+  console.error(`[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] with config: ${JSON.stringify(nativeConfig)} (native) and ${JSON.stringify(jsConfig)} (js)`)
+
+  // start the native client
+  console.error('[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] starting native Bugsnag')
+  await NativeModules.BugsnagTestInterface.startBugsnag(nativeConfig)
+
+  // start the js client
+  console.error('[Bugsnag ScenarioLauncher] starting js Bugsnag')
+  Bugsnag.start(jsConfig)
+}
+
+export async function launchScenario (setScenario) {
+  const command = await getCurrentCommand()
+
+  switch (command.action) {
+    case 'run-scenario':
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-return-await
+      return await runScenario(
+        command.scenario_name,
+        command.api_key,
+        command.notify,
+        command.sessions,
+        command.scenario_data,
+        setScenario
+      )
+
+    case 'start-bugsnag':
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-return-await
+      return await startBugsnag(
+        command.scenario_name,
+        command.api_key,
+        command.notify,
+        command.sessions,
+        command.scenario_data
+      )
+
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown action '${command.action}'`)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsDisabledScenario.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsDisabledScenario.js
index 81b5bf4f80..91f50cd7fe 100644
--- a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsDisabledScenario.js
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsDisabledScenario.js
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
 import Scenario from './Scenario'
+import { Navigation } from 'react-native-navigation'
+import BugsnagReactNativeNavigation from '@bugsnag/plugin-react-native-navigation'
 
 export class ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsDisabledScenario extends Scenario {
   constructor (configuration, jsConfig) {
     super()
     configuration.enabledBreadcrumbTypes = []
+    jsConfig.plugins = [new BugsnagReactNativeNavigation(Navigation)]
+  }
+
+  run () {
+    Navigation.setRoot({
+      root: {
+        stack: {
+          children: [
+            {
+              component: {
+                name: 'Home'
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    })
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsEnabledScenario.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsEnabledScenario.js
index a4657fe72e..104c899d3c 100644
--- a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsEnabledScenario.js
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/scenarios/ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsEnabledScenario.js
@@ -1,4 +1,26 @@
 import Scenario from './Scenario'
+import BugsnagReactNativeNavigation from '@bugsnag/plugin-react-native-navigation'
+import { Navigation } from 'react-native-navigation'
 
 export class ReactNavigationBreadcrumbsEnabledScenario extends Scenario {
+  constructor (configuration, jsConfig) {
+    super()
+    jsConfig.plugins = [new BugsnagReactNativeNavigation(Navigation)]
+  }
+
+  run () {
+    Navigation.setRoot({
+      root: {
+        stack: {
+          children: [
+            {
+              component: {
+                name: 'Home'
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Details.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Details.js
index 366df8ba7c..1da260476b 100644
--- a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Details.js
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Details.js
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@ import { View, Text, Button } from 'react-native'
 import { Navigation } from 'react-native-navigation'
 import Bugsnag from '@bugsnag/react-native'
 
+const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+
 const DetailsScreen = (props) => {
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      await delay(100)
+      Bugsnag.notify(new Error('DetailsNavigationError'))
+      await delay(250)
+      throw new Error('DetailsNavigationUnhandledError')
+    })()
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
       <Text>Details Screen</Text>
diff --git a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Home.js b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Home.js
index ce4d4859a5..8710073243 100644
--- a/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Home.js
+++ b/test/react-native/features/fixtures/app/react_native_navigation_js/screens/Home.js
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { View, Button, Text } from 'react-native'
+import { View, Text } from 'react-native'
 import { Navigation } from 'react-native-navigation'
 import Bugsnag from '@bugsnag/react-native'
 
+const delay = ms => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+
 const HomeScreen = (props) => {
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      await delay(100)
+      Bugsnag.notify(new Error('HomeNavigationError'))
+      await delay(250)
+      Navigation.push(props.componentId, {
+        component: {
+          name: 'Details'
+        }
+      })
+    })()
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <View style={ { flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' } }>
       <Text>Home Screen</Text>
-      <Button title='Navigate'
-        accessibilityLabel='navigate'
-        onPress={ () =>
-          Navigation.push(props.componentId, {
-            component: {
-              name: 'Details'
-            }
-          })
-        }/>
-      <Button title='Notify handled error'
-        accessibilityLabel='sendHandled'
-        onPress={ () => Bugsnag.notify(new Error('HomeNavigationError')) }/>
-      <Button title='Set context'
-        accessibilityLabel='setContext'
-        onPress={ () => Bugsnag.setContext('homeSetContext') }/>
     </View>
   )
 }