diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-cross-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/test-cross-platform.yml
index ba93bbc47c..df15330ebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-cross-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-cross-platform.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5 # 5 minutes timeout
         env:
           OS_VERSION: "18.4"
-        run: ./sentry-cocoa/scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION"
+          PLATFORM: "iOS"
+        run: ./sentry-cocoa/scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION" --platform "$PLATFORM"
 
       - name: Create simulator device for iOS 18.4
         run: ./sentry-cocoa/scripts/ci-create-simulator.sh --platform "iOS" --os-version "18.4" --device-name "iPhone 15 Pro"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6f3dafea4d..f244a85ad2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ jobs:
             --remove-duplicate true \
             --change-path false \
             --remove-binary-targets true
+      - name: Ensure required runtime is loaded
+        # Ideally we will not need this, but CI sometimes is failing to load some runtimes, this will ensure they are loaded
+        timeout-minutes: 5 # 5 minutes timeout
+        env:
+          OS_VERSION: "18.4"
+          PLATFORM: "iOS"
+        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION" --platform "$PLATFORM"
       - run: rm -r Sentry.xcodeproj && rm -r Sentry.xcworkspace
       - run: set -o pipefail && NSUnbufferedIO=YES SKIP_BINARIES=1 xcodebuild test -scheme Sentry-Package -sdk iphonesimulator -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,OS=18.4,name=iPhone 16 Pro' | tee raw-test-output-distribution.log | xcbeautify --preserve-unbeautified
         shell: sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml
index 4179981f1a..682d6a0a4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests-common.yml
@@ -110,12 +110,13 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/ci-install-platforms.sh --platforms "$PLATFORM" --os-version "$OS_VERSION"
 
       - name: Ensure required runtime is loaded
+        if: ${{ inputs.platform == 'iOS' || inputs.platform == 'tvOS' }}
         # Ideally we will not need this, but CI sometimes is failing to load some runtimes, this will ensure they are loaded
-        if: ${{ inputs.platform == 'iOS' }}
         timeout-minutes: 5 # 5 minutes timeout
         env:
           OS_VERSION: ${{ inputs.test-destination-os }}
-        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION"
+          PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION" --platform "$PLATFORM"
 
       - name: Create simulator device
         if: ${{ inputs.create_device }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests-critical.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests-critical.yml
index e6400eb66f..c0206c7ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests-critical.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests-critical.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5 # 5 minutes timeout
         env:
           OS_VERSION: "18.4"
-        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION"
+          PLATFORM: "iOS"
+        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION" --platform "$PLATFORM"
 
       - name: Boot simulator
         run: ./scripts/ci-boot-simulator.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test-common.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test-common.yml
index 39326849bf..23de5f1016 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test-common.yml
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/ci-install-platforms.sh --platforms "$PLATFORMS" --os-version "$OS_VERSION"
 
       - name: Ensure required runtime is loaded
+        if: ${{ inputs.platform == 'iOS' || inputs.platform == 'tvOS' || inputs.platform == 'visionOS' }}
         # Ideally we will not need this, but CI sometimes is failing to load some runtimes, this will ensure they are loaded
-        if: ${{ inputs.platform == 'iOS' }}
         timeout-minutes: 5 # 5 minutes timeout
         env:
           OS_VERSION: ${{ inputs.test-destination-os }}
-        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION"
+          PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
+        run: ./scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh --os-version "$OS_VERSION" --platform "$PLATFORM"
 
       # Create simulator devices for non-preinstalled simulators
       # Required for iOS 16.4, iOS 17.5 (on Xcode 15.4), and iOS/tvOS 26.1
diff --git a/scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh b/scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh
index 4f478a5005..18db11980a 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-ensure-runtime-loaded.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 # Parse named arguments
 OS_VERSION=""
+PLATFORM=""
 
 usage() {
-    echo "Usage: $0 --os-version <os_version>"
+    echo "Usage: $0 --os-version <os_version> --platform <platform>"
     echo "  OS version: Version to ensure is loaded (e.g., 26.1 for beta, 16.4 for older iOS)"
-    echo "  Example: $0 --os-version 26.1"
+    echo "  Platform: Platform to ensure is loaded (e.g., iOS, tvOS, visionOS)"
+    echo "  Example: $0 --os-version 26.1 --platform iOS"
     echo "  Example: $0 --os-version 16.4"
     exit 1
 }
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             OS_VERSION="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        --platform)
+            PLATFORM="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         *)
             echo "Unknown argument: $1"
             usage
@@ -36,15 +42,20 @@ if [ -z "$OS_VERSION" ]; then
     usage
 fi
 
-echo "Ensuring runtime $OS_VERSION is loaded"
+if [ -z "$PLATFORM" ]; then
+    echo "Error: --platform argument is required"
+    usage
+fi
+
+echo "Ensuring runtime $PLATFORM ($OS_VERSION) is loaded"
 
 # Check if the runtime is loaded
-if xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "iOS $OS_VERSION" && ! xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "iOS $OS_VERSION.*unavailable" ; then
+if xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "$PLATFORM $OS_VERSION" && ! xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "$PLATFORM $OS_VERSION.*unavailable" ; then
     echo "Runtime $OS_VERSION is loaded"
     exit 0
 fi
 
-echo "Runtime $OS_VERSION is not loaded, will try to load it"
+echo "Runtime $PLATFORM ($OS_VERSION) is not loaded, will try to load it"
 
 # Unmount simulator volumes once before checking
 for dir in /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/*; do
@@ -58,7 +69,7 @@ sudo pkill -9 com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService || true
 count=0
 MAX_ATTEMPTS=60 # 300 seconds (5 minutes) timeout
 while [ $count -lt $MAX_ATTEMPTS ]; do
-    if xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "iOS $OS_VERSION" && ! xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "iOS $OS_VERSION.*unavailable"; then
+    if xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "$PLATFORM $OS_VERSION" && ! xcrun simctl list runtimes -v | grep -qE "$PLATFORM $OS_VERSION.*unavailable"; then
         echo "Runtime $OS_VERSION is loaded after $count attempts"
         exit 0
     fi
@@ -67,5 +78,5 @@ while [ $count -lt $MAX_ATTEMPTS ]; do
     sleep 5
 done
 
-echo "Runtime $OS_VERSION is not loaded after $count attempts"
+echo "Runtime $PLATFORM ($OS_VERSION) is not loaded after $count attempts"
 exit 1