diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index c470e07..cdb5253 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ android {
     buildToolsVersion rootProject.hasProperty('buildToolsVersion') ? rootProject.buildToolsVersion : DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 16)
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('targetSdkVersion') ? rootProject.targetSdkVersion : DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"