diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/frontend_build-android.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/frontend_build-android.yaml
index fa89f2b..e119bad 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/frontend_build-android.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/frontend_build-android.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - frontend/**
 
 
-name: Build and release APK
+name: Build and release debug APK
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         ls -lah android
       working-directory: ./frontend
 
-    - run: flutter build apk --release --split-per-abi --build-number=${{ gitea.run_number }}
+    - run: flutter build apk --debug --split-per-abi --build-number=${{ gitea.run_number }}
       working-directory: ./frontend
 
     - name: Upload APKs to artifacts
diff --git a/frontend/android/app/build.gradle b/frontend/android/app/build.gradle
index 6827865..a01905d 100644
--- a/frontend/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/frontend/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -30,14 +30,19 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 
 
 def secretPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('secrets.properties')
+def fallbackPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('fallback.properties')
 def secretProperties = new Properties()
 
 if (secretPropertiesFile.exists()) {
     secretPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
         secretProperties.load(reader)
     }
+} else if (fallbackPropertiesFile.exists()) {
+    fallbackPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
+        secretProperties.load(reader)
+    }
 } else {
-    throw new GradleException("Secrets file secrets.properties not found")
+    throw new GradleException("Secrets file (secrets.properties, fallback.properties) not found")
 }
 
 
diff --git a/frontend/android/fallback.properties b/frontend/android/fallback.properties
index f7ee9e9..0824221 100644
--- a/frontend/android/fallback.properties
+++ b/frontend/android/fallback.properties
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+# This file mirrors the state of secrets.properties as a reference for the developer.
+# And as a fallback for build.gradle
 MAPS_API_KEY=Key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/android/fastlane/Fastfile b/frontend/android/fastlane/Fastfile
index de53656..d03c6ca 100644
--- a/frontend/android/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/frontend/android/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ platform :android do
       track: 'alpha',
       skip_upload_apk: true,
       skip_upload_changelogs: true,
-      aab: "build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab",
-      # this is the default output of flutter build ... --release (in particular it is relative)
+      aab: "../../build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab",
+      # this is the default output of flutter build ... --release
+      # in particular this the build folder lies in the flutter root folder
+      # hence the relative path
       )
   end
 
@@ -39,8 +41,10 @@ platform :android do
       track: "production",
       skip_upload_apk: true,
       skip_upload_changelogs: true,
-      aab: "build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab",
-      # this is the default output of flutter build ... --release (in particular it is relative)
+      aab: "../../build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab",
+      # this is the default output of flutter build ... --release
+      # in particular this the build folder lies in the flutter root folder
+      # hence the relative path
     )
   end
 end