diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 0e9bd3abe9..efeb1de18d 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ gutenberg
 symlinked-packages-in-parent
 react-native-aztec
 bundle
-
+react-native-aztec-old-submodule
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e0461622a7..062b5e5a05 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "gutenberg"]
 	path = gutenberg
 	url = ../../WordPress/gutenberg.git
+[submodule "react-native-aztec"]
+	path = react-native-aztec-old-submodule
+	url = ../react-native-aztec.git
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index e13c73f258..83e62e3ca4 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		'/gutenberg/packages/',
 	],
 	testURL: 'http://localhost/',
-	modulePathIgnorePatterns: [ '<rootDir>/gutenberg/gutenberg-mobile' ],
+	modulePathIgnorePatterns: [ '<rootDir>/gutenberg/gutenberg-mobile', 'react-native-aztec-old-submodule' ],
 	moduleDirectories: [ 'node_modules', 'symlinked-packages' ],
 	moduleNameMapper: {
 		// Mock the CSS modules. See https://facebook.github.io/jest/docs/en/webpack.html#handling-static-assets
diff --git a/jitpack.yml b/jitpack.yml
index 6270d6feb8..b422439ad9 100644
--- a/jitpack.yml
+++ b/jitpack.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+before_install:
+   - yes | $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/sdkmanager "platforms;android-27"
+   - yes | $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/sdkmanager "build-tools;27.0.3"
 install:
    - echo "Changing into the android folder of the Bridge module"
    - pushd react-native-gutenberg-bridge/android && ./gradlew --stacktrace clean -Pgroup=com.github.wordpress-mobile.gutenberg-mobile -Pversion=$VERSION install && popd
diff --git a/react-native-aztec-old-submodule b/react-native-aztec-old-submodule
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..fe8e53ac57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react-native-aztec-old-submodule
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit fe8e53ac57230129655434705d22a9ed79ecfc97
diff --git a/rn-cli.config.js b/rn-cli.config.js
index 962a5c6800..c141ce3095 100644
--- a/rn-cli.config.js
+++ b/rn-cli.config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ const path = require( 'path' );
 const blacklist = require( 'metro-config/src/defaults/blacklist' );
 // Blacklist the nested GB filetree so modules are not resolved in duplicates,
 //  both in the nested directory and the parent directory.
-const blacklistElements = blacklist( [ new RegExp( path.basename( __dirname ) + '/gutenberg/gutenberg-mobile/.*' ) ] );
+const blacklistElements = blacklist( [
+	new RegExp( path.basename( __dirname ) + '/gutenberg/gutenberg-mobile/.*' ),
+	new RegExp( path.basename( __dirname ) + '/react-native-aztec-old-submodule/.*' ),
+] );
 const enm = require( './extra-node-modules.config.js' );
 
 module.exports = {