diff --git a/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Debug.xcscheme b/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Debug.xcscheme
index 20cb190087b..26dcacffd04 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Debug.xcscheme	
+++ b/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Debug.xcscheme	
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@
             ReferencedContainer = "container:emptyExample.xcodeproj">
          </BuildableReference>
       </BuildableProductRunnable>
+      <EnvironmentVariables>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "OS_ACTIVITY_MODE"
+            value = "disable"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "MTL_DEBUG_LAYER"
+            value = "0"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "SCNDisableLogging"
+            value = "1"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+      </EnvironmentVariables>
    </LaunchAction>
    <ProfileAction
       buildConfiguration = "Debug"
diff --git a/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Release.xcscheme b/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Release.xcscheme
index 1dd9cc2b78b..1f5a7e2adae 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Release.xcscheme	
+++ b/scripts/templates/osx/emptyExample.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/emptyExample Release.xcscheme	
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@
             ReferencedContainer = "container:emptyExample.xcodeproj">
          </BuildableReference>
       </BuildableProductRunnable>
+       <EnvironmentVariables>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "OS_ACTIVITY_MODE"
+            value = "disable"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "MTL_DEBUG_LAYER"
+            value = "0"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "SCNDisableLogging"
+            value = "1"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+      </EnvironmentVariables>
    </LaunchAction>
    <ProfileAction
       buildConfiguration = "Release"