diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index a1a54229b545b4..a987b1f8508745 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	archiveVersion = 1;
 	classes = {
 	};
-	objectVersion = 53;
+	objectVersion = 54;
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 			isa = PBXNativeTarget;
 			buildConfigurationList = B20252A12459E34F00F97062 /* Build configuration list for PBXNativeTarget "Matter" */;
 			buildPhases = (
-				0C40A67D246C9AC700885C81 /* Run Script */,
+				0C40A67D246C9AC700885C81 /* Run GN Build (chip_xcode_build_connector) */,
 				B20252882459E34F00F97062 /* Headers */,
 				B20252892459E34F00F97062 /* Sources */,
 				B202528A2459E34F00F97062 /* Frameworks */,
@@ -659,8 +659,9 @@
 /* End PBXResourcesBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXShellScriptBuildPhase section */
-		0C40A67D246C9AC700885C81 /* Run Script */ = {
+		0C40A67D246C9AC700885C81 /* Run GN Build (chip_xcode_build_connector) */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
+			alwaysOutOfDate = 1;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 			);
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@
 			);
 			inputPaths = (
 			);
-			name = "Run Script";
+			name = "Run GN Build (chip_xcode_build_connector)";
 			outputFileListPaths = (
 			);
 			outputPaths = (
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Matter Framework.xcscheme b/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Matter Framework.xcscheme
index daea75f7e7e690..83717233f5a54a 100644
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Matter Framework.xcscheme	
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/Matter.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/Matter Framework.xcscheme	
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
       selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
       shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
       <Testables>
+         <TestableReference
+            skipped = "NO">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "B20252952459E34F00F97062"
+               BuildableName = "MatterTests.xctest"
+               BlueprintName = "MatterTests"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:Matter.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </TestableReference>
       </Testables>
    </TestAction>
    <LaunchAction
diff --git a/src/darwin/Framework/chip_xcode_build_connector.sh b/src/darwin/Framework/chip_xcode_build_connector.sh
index dcf3d46c8caf60..0357064c6c626c 100755
--- a/src/darwin/Framework/chip_xcode_build_connector.sh
+++ b/src/darwin/Framework/chip_xcode_build_connector.sh
@@ -60,30 +60,19 @@ for define in "${defines[@]}"; do
 done
 target_defines=[${target_defines:1}]
 
+declare target_arch=
 declare target_cpu=
-case $PLATFORM_PREFERRED_ARCH in
-    i386)
-        target_cpu=x86
-        ;;
-    x86_64)
-        target_cpu=x64
-        ;;
-    armv7)
-        target_cpu=arm
-        ;;
-    arm64)
-        target_cpu=arm64
-        ;;
-    *)
-        echo >&2
-        ;;
-esac
-
-declare target_cflags=""
+declare target_cflags=
 
 read -r -a archs <<<"$ARCHS"
-
 for arch in "${archs[@]}"; do
+    if [ -z "$target_arch"] ]; then
+        target_arch="$arch"
+        case "$arch" in
+            x86_64) target_cpu="x64" ;;
+            *) target_cpu="$arch" ;;
+        esac
+    fi
     if [ -n "$target_cflags" ]; then
         target_cflags+=','
     fi
@@ -102,14 +91,14 @@ declare -a args=(
     'chip_enable_wifi=false'
     'chip_log_message_max_size=4096' # might as well allow nice long log messages
     'chip_disable_platform_kvs=true'
-    'target_cpu="'"$target_cpu"'"'
-    'target_defines='"$target_defines"
-    'target_cflags=['"$target_cflags"']'
-    'mac_target_arch="'"$PLATFORM_PREFERRED_ARCH"'"'
-    'mac_deployment_target="'"$LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_OS_VERSION"''"$LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_SUFFIX"'"'
+    "target_cpu=\"$target_cpu\""
+    "target_defines=$target_defines"
+    "target_cflags=[$target_cflags]"
+    "mac_target_arch=\"$target_arch\""
+    "mac_deployment_target=\"$LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_OS_VERSION$LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE_SUFFIX\""
 )
 
-[[ $CONFIGURATION != Debug* ]] && args+='is_debug=true'
+[[ $CONFIGURATION == Debug ]] && args+=('is_debug=true')
 
 [[ $PLATFORM_FAMILY_NAME != macOS ]] && {
     args+=(
@@ -142,7 +131,7 @@ find_in_ancestors() {
 }
 
 # actual build stuff
-(
+{
     cd "$CHIP_ROOT" # pushd and popd because we need the env vars from activate
 
     if ENV=$(find_in_ancestors chip_xcode_build_connector_env.sh 2>/dev/null); then
@@ -163,7 +152,7 @@ find_in_ancestors() {
     # put build intermediates in TEMP_DIR
     cd "$TEMP_DIR"
 
-    # gnerate and build
+    # generate and build
     gn --root="$CHIP_ROOT" gen --check out --args="${args[*]}"
-    ninja -v -C out
-)
+    exec ninja -v -C out
+}