diff --git a/composeApp/build.gradle.kts b/composeApp/build.gradle.kts
index 91e9c5ca..0515d520 100644
--- a/composeApp/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/composeApp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ val generatedRuntimeConfigDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated/runtime-con
 
 val generateRuntimeConfigs = tasks.register<GenerateRuntimeConfigsTask>("generateRuntimeConfigs") {
     outputDir.set(generatedRuntimeConfigDir)
-    localPropertiesFile.set(rootProject.layout.projectDirectory.file("local.properties"))
+    val localPropsFile = rootProject.file("local.properties")
+    if (localPropsFile.exists()) {
+        localPropertiesFile.set(localPropsFile)
+    }
     appVersionName.set(releaseAppVersionName)
     appVersionCode.set(releaseAppVersionCode)
 }