diff --git a/buildozer/targets/android.py b/buildozer/targets/android.py
index 6cac71b93..481307aa4 100644
--- a/buildozer/targets/android.py
+++ b/buildozer/targets/android.py
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             self.extra_p4a_args += ' --ignore-setup-py'
 
-
         activity_class_name = self.buildozer.config.getdefault(
             'app', 'android.activity_class_name', 'org.kivy.android.PythonActivity')
         if activity_class_name != 'org.kivy.android.PythonActivity':
diff --git a/buildozer/targets/ios.py b/buildozer/targets/ios.py
index 5323763c1..8c8d61961 100644
--- a/buildozer/targets/ios.py
+++ b/buildozer/targets/ios.py
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ def get_available_packages(self):
         available_modules = self.toolchain("recipes --compact", get_stdout=True)[0]
         return available_modules.splitlines()[0].split()
 
+    def load_plist_from_file(self, plist_rfn):
+        with open(plist_rfn, 'rb') as f:
+            return plistlib.load(f)
+
+    def dump_plist_to_file(self, plist, plist_rfn):
+        with open(plist_rfn, 'wb') as f:
+            plistlib.dump(plist, f)
+
     def compile_platform(self):
         # for ios, the compilation depends really on the app requirements.
         # compile the distribution only if the requirements changed.
@@ -207,8 +215,7 @@ def build_package(self):
         plist_rfn = join(self.app_project_dir, plist_fn)
         version = self.buildozer.get_version()
         self.buildozer.info('Update Plist {}'.format(plist_fn))
-        with open(plist_rfn, 'rb') as f:
-            plist = plistlib.load(f)
+        plist = self.load_plist_from_file(plist_rfn)
         plist['CFBundleIdentifier'] = self._get_package()
         plist['CFBundleShortVersionString'] = version
         plist['CFBundleVersion'] = '{}.{}'.format(version,
@@ -236,8 +243,7 @@ def build_package(self):
             }
 
         # ok, write the modified plist.
-        with open(plist_rfn, 'wb') as f:
-            plistlib.dump(plist, f)
+        self.dump_plist_to_file(plist, plist_rfn)
 
         mode = self.build_mode.capitalize()
         self.xcodebuild(
diff --git a/tests/targets/test_android.py b/tests/targets/test_android.py
index 94ee1e05f..9d2f0b490 100644
--- a/tests/targets/test_android.py
+++ b/tests/targets/test_android.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def test_init(self):
         assert (
             target_android.extra_p4a_args == (
                 ' --color=always'
-                ' --storage-dir="{buildozer_dir}/android/platform/build-armeabi-v7a" --ndk-api=21 --ignore-setup-py'.format(
+                ' --storage-dir="{buildozer_dir}/android/platform/build-armeabi-v7a" --ndk-api=21 --ignore-setup-py --debug'.format(
                 buildozer_dir=buildozer.buildozer_dir)
             )
         )
diff --git a/tests/targets/test_ios.py b/tests/targets/test_ios.py
index 862d11ab1..bf6ca812f 100644
--- a/tests/targets/test_ios.py
+++ b/tests/targets/test_ios.py
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ def test_build_package_no_signature(self):
         # fmt: off
         with patch_target_ios("_unlock_keychain") as m_unlock_keychain, \
              patch_buildozer_error() as m_error, \
-             mock.patch("buildozer.targets.ios.plistlib.readPlist") as m_readplist, \
-             mock.patch("buildozer.targets.ios.plistlib.writePlist") as m_writeplist, \
+             mock.patch("buildozer.targets.ios.TargetIos.load_plist_from_file") as m_load_plist_from_file, \
+             mock.patch("buildozer.targets.ios.TargetIos.dump_plist_to_file") as m_dump_plist_to_file, \
              patch_buildozer_cmd() as m_cmd:
-            m_readplist.return_value = {}
+            m_load_plist_from_file.return_value = {}
             target.build_package()
         # fmt: on
         assert m_unlock_keychain.call_args_list == [mock.call()]
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ def test_build_package_no_signature(self):
                 'You must fill the "ios.codesign.debug" token.'
             )
         ]
-        assert m_readplist.call_args_list == [
+        assert m_load_plist_from_file.call_args_list == [
             mock.call("/ios/dir/myapp-ios/myapp-Info.plist")
         ]
-        assert m_writeplist.call_args_list == [
+        assert m_dump_plist_to_file.call_args_list == [
             mock.call(
                 {
                     "CFBundleIdentifier": "org.test.myapp",