diff --git a/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_kotlin/templates/module.kt b/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_kotlin/templates/module.kt
index 9cba8c7d5..1004217ac 100644
--- a/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_kotlin/templates/module.kt
+++ b/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_kotlin/templates/module.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class BreezLiquidSDKModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContext
         executor.execute {
             try {
                 var connectRequest = asConnectRequest(req) ?: run { throw LiquidSdkException.Generic(errMissingMandatoryField("req", "ConnectRequest")) }
-                connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir.takeUnless { it.isEmpty() } ?: run { reactApplicationContext.filesDir.toString() + "/breezLiquidSdk" }
+                connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir?.takeUnless { it.isEmpty() } ?: run { reactApplicationContext.filesDir.toString() + "/breezLiquidSdk" }
                 bindingLiquidSdk = connect(connectRequest)
                 promise.resolve(readableMapOf("status" to "ok"))
             } catch (e: Exception) {
diff --git a/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_swift/templates/module.swift b/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_swift/templates/module.swift
index e2af6e3d4..4271754f4 100644
--- a/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_swift/templates/module.swift
+++ b/lib/bindings/bindings-react-native/src/gen_swift/templates/module.swift
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class RNBreezLiquidSDK: RCTEventEmitter {
 
         do {
             var connectRequest = try BreezLiquidSDKMapper.asConnectRequest(connectRequest: req)
-            connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir.isEmpty ? RNBreezLiquidSDK.defaultDataDir.path : connectRequest.dataDir
+            connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir == nil || connectRequest.dataDir!.isEmpty ? RNBreezLiquidSDK.defaultDataDir.path : connectRequest.dataDir
             bindingLiquidSdk = try BreezLiquidSDK.connect(req: connectRequest)
             resolve(["status": "ok"])
         } catch let err {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/com/breezliquidsdk/BreezLiquidSDKModule.kt b/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/com/breezliquidsdk/BreezLiquidSDKModule.kt
index 3d9c2355d..e9def9016 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/com/breezliquidsdk/BreezLiquidSDKModule.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/android/src/main/java/com/breezliquidsdk/BreezLiquidSDKModule.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class BreezLiquidSDKModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContext
                     asConnectRequest(
                         req,
                     ) ?: run { throw LiquidSdkException.Generic(errMissingMandatoryField("req", "ConnectRequest")) }
-                connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir.takeUnless {
+                connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir?.takeUnless {
                     it.isEmpty()
                 } ?: run { reactApplicationContext.filesDir.toString() + "/breezLiquidSdk" }
                 bindingLiquidSdk = connect(connectRequest)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/example/App.js b/packages/react-native/example/App.js
index eb948f146..e8ed60744 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/example/App.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/example/App.js
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ const App = () => {
                     setSecureItem(MNEMONIC_STORE, mnemonic)
                 }
 
-                await connect(mnemonic, undefined, Network.LIQUID)
+                await connect({mnemonic, network: Network.LIQUID_TESTNET})
                 addLine("connect", null)
 
-                let walletInfo = await getInfo(false)
+                let walletInfo = await getInfo({withScan: false})
                 addLine("getInfo", JSON.stringify(walletInfo))
             } catch (e) {
                 addLine("error", e.toString())
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ios/RNBreezLiquidSDK.swift b/packages/react-native/ios/RNBreezLiquidSDK.swift
index 70e1a8724..3b7d7bc87 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ios/RNBreezLiquidSDK.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native/ios/RNBreezLiquidSDK.swift
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class RNBreezLiquidSDK: RCTEventEmitter {
 
         do {
             var connectRequest = try BreezLiquidSDKMapper.asConnectRequest(connectRequest: req)
-            connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir.isEmpty ? RNBreezLiquidSDK.defaultDataDir.path : connectRequest.dataDir
+            connectRequest.dataDir = connectRequest.dataDir == nil || connectRequest.dataDir!.isEmpty ? RNBreezLiquidSDK.defaultDataDir.path : connectRequest.dataDir
             bindingLiquidSdk = try BreezLiquidSDK.connect(req: connectRequest)
             resolve(["status": "ok"])
         } catch let err {