diff --git a/examples/expo-example/metro.config.js b/examples/expo-example/metro.config.js
index 520f29c0..c67deeff 100644
--- a/examples/expo-example/metro.config.js
+++ b/examples/expo-example/metro.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const { getDefaultConfig } = require('expo/metro-config');
 const { withNativeWind } = require('nativewind/metro');
 
+const libraryRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
+
 const config = getDefaultConfig(__dirname);
 config.resolver.unstable_enableSymlinks = true;
+config.watchFolders = [libraryRoot];
+config.resolver.nodeModulesPaths = [path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules')];
+config.resolver.blockList = [
+  new RegExp(path.resolve(libraryRoot, 'node_modules') + '/.*'),
+];
 
 module.exports = withNativeWind(config, { input: './global.css' });