diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/module_test_ios.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/module_test_ios.dart
index b0875d7ac5..f65b5c3af1 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/module_test_ios.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/module_test_ios.dart
@@ -310,8 +310,38 @@ end
           },
         );
 
-        final File hostPodfileLockFile = File(path.join(objectiveCHostApp.path, 'Podfile.lock'));
-        final String hostPodfileLockOutput = hostPodfileLockFile.readAsStringSync();
+        File hostPodfileLockFile = File(path.join(objectiveCHostApp.path, 'Podfile.lock'));
+        String hostPodfileLockOutput = hostPodfileLockFile.readAsStringSync();
+        if (!hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(':path: "../hello/.ios/Flutter"')
+            || !hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(':path: "../hello/.ios/Flutter/FlutterPluginRegistrant"')
+            || !hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(':path: "../hello/.ios/.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher_ios/ios"')
+            || hostPodfileLockOutput.contains('android_alarm_manager')
+            || hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(dartPluginName)) {
+          print(hostPodfileLockOutput);
+          throw TaskResult.failure('Building host app Podfile.lock does not contain expected pods');
+        }
+
+        section('Validate install_flutter_[engine_pod|plugin_pods|application_pod] methods in the Podfile can be executed normally');
+
+        podfileContent = podfileContent.replaceFirst('''
+  install_all_flutter_pods flutter_application_path
+''', '''
+  install_flutter_engine_pod(flutter_application_path)
+  install_flutter_plugin_pods(flutter_application_path)
+  install_flutter_application_pod(flutter_application_path)
+''');
+        await podfile.writeAsString(podfileContent, flush: true);
+
+        await exec(
+          'pod',
+          <String>['install'],
+          environment: <String, String>{
+            'LANG': 'en_US.UTF-8',
+          },
+        );
+
+        hostPodfileLockFile = File(path.join(objectiveCHostApp.path, 'Podfile.lock'));
+        hostPodfileLockOutput = hostPodfileLockFile.readAsStringSync();
         if (!hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(':path: "../hello/.ios/Flutter"')
             || !hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(':path: "../hello/.ios/Flutter/FlutterPluginRegistrant"')
             || !hostPodfileLockOutput.contains(':path: "../hello/.ios/.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher_ios/ios"')
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/library/Flutter.tmpl/podhelper.rb.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/library/Flutter.tmpl/podhelper.rb.tmpl
index b3694eac6e..56742400ac 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/library/Flutter.tmpl/podhelper.rb.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/library/Flutter.tmpl/podhelper.rb.tmpl
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ POSTINSTALL
     raise 'Missing `flutter_post_install(installer)` in Podfile `post_install` block'
   end
 
-  require File.expand_path(File.join('packages', 'flutter_tools', 'bin', 'podhelper'), flutter_root)
-
   flutter_application_path ||= File.join('..', '..')
   install_flutter_engine_pod(flutter_application_path)
   install_flutter_plugin_pods(flutter_application_path)
@@ -112,6 +110,8 @@ def flutter_root
   raise "FLUTTER_ROOT not found in #{generated_xcode_build_settings_path}. Try deleting Generated.xcconfig, then run flutter pub get"
 end
 
+require File.expand_path(File.join('packages', 'flutter_tools', 'bin', 'podhelper'), flutter_root)
+
 # Run the post-install script to set build settings on Flutter plugins.
 #
 # @example