diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ae64744685..4d9ca8856d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xms256m -Xmx1024m
-android.enableD8.desugaring=false
\ No newline at end of file
+#TODO set to true on release; see if it fixes things
+#android.enableD8.desugaring=false
\ No newline at end of file