diff --git a/scripts/android/files/build.sh b/scripts/android/files/build.sh
index ada181377..ef6c2f3cf 100644
--- a/scripts/android/files/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/android/files/build.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ _APK_BASENAME="$1"
 _APK_PACKAGE_NAME="$2"
 _APK_BUILD_TYPE="$3"
 
+if [[ "${_APK_BUILD_TYPE}" == "Debug" ]]; then
+	_RELEASE_TYPE_NAME=debug
+elif [[ "${_APK_BUILD_TYPE}" == "Release" ]]; then
+	_RELEASE_TYPE_NAME=release
+else
+	printf '\e[31mDid not pass build type to build script: Debug, Release\e[30m\n'
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 _APK_PACKAGE_FOLDER=$(echo "$_APK_PACKAGE_NAME" | sed 's/\./\//g')
 
 sed -i "s/DDNet/${_APK_BASENAME}/g" settings.gradle
@@ -54,15 +63,6 @@ if [[ "${_APK_BUILD_TYPE}" == "Debug" ]]; then
 	sed -i "s/android.enableR8.fullMode=true/android.enableR8.fullMode=false/g" gradle.properties
 fi
 
-_RELEASE_TYPE_NAME=debug
-if [[ "${_APK_BUILD_TYPE}" == "Debug" ]]; then
-	_RELEASE_TYPE_NAME=debug
-fi
-
-if [[ "${_APK_BUILD_TYPE}" == "Release" ]]; then
-	_RELEASE_TYPE_NAME=release
-fi
-
 function build_gradle() {
 	java "-Dorg.gradle.appname=Gradle" -classpath gradle-wrapper.jar org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain --warning-mode all "$1"
 }