diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9179e71c6..47befc141 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ android {
 task runApplication() {
   def result = exec {
     executable = 'adb'
+    ignoreExitValue true
     args = ['shell', 'monkey', '-p', getPackageName(), '-c', 'android.intent.category.LAUNCHER', '1']
   }
-  return result
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/prepare.py b/prepare.py
index dbac00ed1..6984905c5 100755
--- a/prepare.py
+++ b/prepare.py
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ class AndroidPreparator(prepare.Preparator):
         makefile = """
 archs={archs}
 TOPDIR=$(shell pwd)
-LINPHONE_ANDROID_VERSION=$(shell git describe --always)
 
 .PHONY: all
 .NOTPARALLEL: all generate-apk install release