diff --git a/TMessagesProj/build.gradle b/TMessagesProj/build.gradle
index d3f2bef75..9f475eaba 100644
--- a/TMessagesProj/build.gradle
+++ b/TMessagesProj/build.gradle
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ android {
             zipAlignEnabled true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             matchingFallbacks = ['release', 'debug']
-            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+            signingConfig keystorePwd == null ? signingConfigs.debug : signingConfigs.release
         }
 
         foss {