diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 354e416b..c72712f5 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 PODS:
   - Flutter (1.0.0)
+  - path_provider_ios (0.0.1):
+    - Flutter
   - veilid (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
   - Flutter (from `Flutter`)
+  - path_provider_ios (from `.symlinks/plugins/path_provider_ios/ios`)
   - veilid (from `.symlinks/plugins/veilid/ios`)
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   Flutter:
     :path: Flutter
+  path_provider_ios:
+    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/path_provider_ios/ios"
   veilid:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/veilid/ios"
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Flutter: 50d75fe2f02b26cc09d224853bb45737f8b3214a
-  veilid: c3ddd66ae3c95c8ad925c02e403d38c8809f762c
+  path_provider_ios: 14f3d2fd28c4fdb42f44e0f751d12861c43cee02
+  veilid: 9141c973879377a5ce4f659b227ec01f0d687530
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: aafe91acc616949ddb318b77800a7f51bffa2a4c
 
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index d41010e1..6187169d 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "/bin/sh \"$FLUTTER_ROOT/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh\" build";
+			shellScript = "/bin/sh \"$FLUTTER_ROOT/packages/flutter_tools/bin/xcode_backend.sh\" build\n";
 		};
 		A5D76AF0FD12267359F0B3A4 /* [CP] Embed Pods Frameworks */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
index 811c652c..15a08438 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
+++ b/veilid-flutter/example/macos/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 PODS:
   - FlutterMacOS (1.0.0)
+  - path_provider_macos (0.0.1):
+    - FlutterMacOS
   - veilid (0.0.1):
     - FlutterMacOS
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
   - FlutterMacOS (from `Flutter/ephemeral`)
+  - path_provider_macos (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/path_provider_macos/macos`)
   - veilid (from `Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/veilid/macos`)
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   FlutterMacOS:
     :path: Flutter/ephemeral
+  path_provider_macos:
+    :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/path_provider_macos/macos
   veilid:
     :path: Flutter/ephemeral/.symlinks/plugins/veilid/macos
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FlutterMacOS: 57701585bf7de1b3fc2bb61f6378d73bbdea8424
+  path_provider_macos: 160cab0d5461f0c0e02995469a98f24bdb9a3f1f
   veilid: f6b04d095ac7058ddf9c00215eb2699de8cc4673
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 6eac6b3292e5142cfc23bdeb71848a40ec51c14c
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec b/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec
index 8c2ab677..f600a07c 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec
+++ b/veilid-flutter/ios/veilid.podspec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Veilid Network Plugin
   cargo_target_dir = File.join(File.dirname(JSON.parse(`cargo locate-project`)['root']), 'target')
 
   s.xcconfig = { 
-    'OTHER_LDFLAGS' => '-lveilid_flutter',
+    'OTHER_LDFLAGS' => "-Wl,-force_load,#{File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'ios_lib', 'libveilid_flutter.a')}",
     "LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS" => File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'ios_lib')
   }
 
diff --git a/veilid-flutter/macos/veilid.podspec b/veilid-flutter/macos/veilid.podspec
index 561e52f3..8cf1b4b1 100644
--- a/veilid-flutter/macos/veilid.podspec
+++ b/veilid-flutter/macos/veilid.podspec
@@ -31,19 +31,4 @@ Veilid Network Plugin
     :output_files => [ File.join(cargo_target_dir, 'macos_lib', 'libveilid_flutter.dylib') ]
   }
 
-  # s.prepare_command = <<-CMD
-  #   mkdir -p lib/Release/
-  #   cp /dev/null lib/Release/libveilid_flutter.dylib
-  # CMD
-
-  # require 'json'
-  # require 'pathname'
-  # rust_dylib_absolute = File.join(File.dirname(JSON.parse(`cargo locate-project`)['root']), 'target', 'x86_64-apple-darwin', 'release', 'libveilid_flutter.dylib')
-  # rust_dylib_relative = Pathname.new(rust_dylib_absolute).relative_path_from(Pathname.new(Dir.pwd)).to_s
-  # require 'pp' 
-  # print 'Rust dylib: '
-  # pp rust_dylib_relative
-  # s.vendored_libraries = 'lib/Release/libveilid_flutter.dylib'
-  # s.libraries = [ 'veilid_flutter' ]
-
 end