diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 9b211682..8aa8b755 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "net.zetetic:android-database-sqlcipher:4.4.0" // needed for moor_ffi w/ sqlcipher
 }
 
-apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
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+if(file("google-services.json").exists()){
+    apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build-android-debug.sh b/scripts/build-android-debug.sh
index fc837b1b..a361afd6 100755
--- a/scripts/build-android-debug.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-android-debug.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 flutter channel stable
 flutter upgrade
-truncate -s $(head -n -2 android/app/build.gradle | wc -c) android/app/build.gradle
-flutter build apk --debug -v
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+flutter build apk --debug -v