diff --git a/lib/lib.js b/lib/lib.js
index 45a0907f..cfb87204 100644
--- a/lib/lib.js
+++ b/lib/lib.js
@@ -123,19 +123,19 @@ const generateWithNormalizedOptions = ({
   const commandSync = execa.commandSync;
 
   if (generateExample) {
-    const reactNativeVersionCommand = 'react-native --version';
+    const npxVersionCommand = 'npx --version';
     const yarnVersionCommand = 'yarn --version';
 
     const checkCliOptions = { stdio: 'inherit' };
-    const errorRemedyMessage = 'both react-native-cli and yarn CLI tools are needed to generate example project';
+    const errorRemedyMessage = 'both npx and yarn CLI tools are needed to generate example project';
 
     try {
-      console.info('CREATE: Check for valid react-native-cli tool version, as needed to generate the example project');
-      commandSync(reactNativeVersionCommand, checkCliOptions);
-      console.info(`${reactNativeVersionCommand} ok`);
+      console.info('CREATE: Check for valid npx version, as needed to generate the example project');
+      commandSync(npxVersionCommand, checkCliOptions);
+      console.info(`${npxVersionCommand} ok`);
     } catch (e) {
       throw new Error(
-        `${reactNativeVersionCommand} failed; ${errorRemedyMessage}`);
+        `${npxVersionCommand} failed; ${errorRemedyMessage}`);
     }
 
     try {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ const generateWithNormalizedOptions = ({
   const generateExampleApp =
     () => {
       const exampleReactNativeInitCommand =
-        `react-native init ${exampleName} --version ${exampleReactNativeVersion}`;
+        `npx react-native init ${exampleName} --version ${exampleReactNativeVersion}`;
 
       console.info(
         `CREATE example app with the following command: ${exampleReactNativeInitCommand}`);