diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/start-firebase-emulator.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/start-firebase-emulator.sh
index faf3d6c7a783..f25718e4833c 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/start-firebase-emulator.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/start-firebase-emulator.sh
@@ -22,14 +22,34 @@ fi
 export STORAGE_EMULATOR_DEBUG=true
 EMU_START_COMMAND="firebase emulators:start --only auth,firestore,functions,storage --project react-native-firebase-testing"
 
-IS_CI="${CI}${CONTINUOUS_INTEGRATION}${BUILD_NUMBER}${RUN_ID}"
-if [[ -n "${IS_CI}" ]]; then
-  $EMU_START_COMMAND &
-  until curl --output /dev/null --silent --fail http://localhost:8080; do
-    echo "Waiting for Firebase emulator to come online..."
-    sleep 2
-  done
-  echo "Firebase emulator is online!"
-else
-  $EMU_START_COMMAND
-fi
+MAX_RETRIES=3
+MAX_CHECKATTEMPTS=60
+CHECKATTEMPTS_WAIT=1
+
+RETRIES=1
+while [ $RETRIES -le $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
+
+  if [[ -n "${IS_CI}" ]]; then
+    echo "Starting Firebase Emulator Suite in foreground."
+    $EMU_START_COMMAND
+  else
+    echo "Starting Firebase Emulator Suite in background."
+    $EMU_START_COMMAND &
+    CHECKATTEMPTS=1
+    while [ $CHECKATTEMPTS -le $MAX_CHECKATTEMPTS ]; do
+      sleep $CHECKATTEMPTS_WAIT
+      if curl --output /dev/null --silent --fail http://localhost:8080; then
+        echo "Firebase Emulator Suite is online!"
+        exit 0;
+      fi
+      echo "Waiting for Firebase Emulator Suite to come online, check $CHECKATTEMPTS of $MAX_CHECKATTEMPTS..."
+      ((CHECKATTEMPTS = CHECKATTEMPTS + 1))
+    done
+  fi
+
+  echo "Firebase Emulator Suite did not come online in $MAX_CHECKATTEMPTS checks. Try $RETRIES of $MAX_RETRIES."
+  ((RETRIES = RETRIES + 1))
+
+done
+echo "Firebase Emulator Suite did not come online after $MAX_RETRIES attempts."
+exit 1
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