diff --git a/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts b/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
index d083538223..5409d353f0 100644
--- a/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/ios-project-service.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,22 @@ export class IOSProjectService extends projectServiceBaseLib.PlatformProjectServ
 		let projectRoot = platformData.projectRoot;
 		let archivePath = options.archivePath;
 		let buildOutputPath = path.join(projectRoot, "build", "device");
+		let exportOptionsMethod = await this.getExportOptionsMethod(projectData);
+		let plistTemplate = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>method</key>
+    <string>${exportOptionsMethod}</string>
+    <key>uploadBitcode</key>
+    <false/>
+</dict>
+</plist>`;
+
+		// Save the options...
+		temp.track();
+		let exportOptionsPlist = temp.path({ prefix: "export-", suffix: ".plist" });
+		this.$fs.writeFile(exportOptionsPlist, plistTemplate);
 
 		// The xcodebuild exportPath expects directory and writes the <project-name>.ipa at that directory.
 		let exportPath = path.resolve(options.exportDir || buildOutputPath);
@@ -259,7 +275,7 @@ export class IOSProjectService extends projectServiceBaseLib.PlatformProjectServ
 		let args = ["-exportArchive",
 			"-archivePath", archivePath,
 			"-exportPath", exportPath,
-			"-exportOptionsPlist", platformData.configurationFilePath
+			"-exportOptionsPlist", exportOptionsPlist
 		];
 		await this.$childProcess.spawnFromEvent("xcodebuild", args, "exit",
 			{ stdio: buildConfig.buildOutputStdio || 'inherit', cwd: this.getPlatformData(projectData).projectRoot },
@@ -1331,6 +1347,18 @@ We will now place an empty obsolete compatability white screen LauncScreen.xib f
 			this.$logger.warnWithLabel("The CFBundleIdentifier key inside the 'Info.plist' will be overriden by the 'id' inside 'package.json'.");
 		}
 	}
+
+	private getExportOptionsMethod(projectData: IProjectData): string {
+		const embeddedMobileProvisionPath = path.join(this.getPlatformData(projectData).deviceBuildOutputPath, `${projectData.projectName}.app`, "embedded.mobileprovision");
+		const provision = mobileprovision.provision.readFromFile(embeddedMobileProvisionPath);
+
+		return {
+			"Development": "development",
+			"AdHoc": "ad-hoc",
+			"Distribution": "app-store",
+			"Enterprise": "enterprise"
+		}[provision.Type];
+	}
 }
 
 $injector.register("iOSProjectService", IOSProjectService);
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 172a7e87ac..b834b74b20 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -2872,9 +2872,9 @@
       }
     },
     "ios-mobileprovision-finder": {
-      "version": "1.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ios-mobileprovision-finder/-/ios-mobileprovision-finder-1.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Hc80ywKeP+oMhSkmu79K6GTswKc=",
+      "version": "1.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ios-mobileprovision-finder/-/ios-mobileprovision-finder-1.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-UaXn+TzUCwN/fI8+JwXjSI11VgE=",
       "requires": {
         "chalk": "1.1.3",
         "plist": "2.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b36164ee2..af34c0b271 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "iconv-lite": "0.4.11",
     "inquirer": "0.9.0",
     "ios-device-lib": "0.4.8",
-    "ios-mobileprovision-finder": "1.0.9",
+    "ios-mobileprovision-finder": "1.0.10",
     "ios-sim-portable": "~3.0.0",
     "lockfile": "1.0.1",
     "lodash": "4.13.1",