diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 82229f2184..1dd5ff14c6 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ configurations{ natives }
 repositories{
     mavenCentral()
     maven{ url "https://maven.google.com" }
+    jcenter() //remove later once google fixes the dependency
 }
 
 dependencies{