diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 1cd37fb23..63b25c8cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ jobs:
           gservices: ${{ secrets.gservices }}
           mapboxtoken: ${{ secrets.mapboxtoken }}
       run: |
-          echo $gservices > ./app/google-services.json
+          # not yet needed echo $gservices > ./app/google-services.json
+          cp ./app/google-services-example.json ./app/google-services.json
           echo $mapboxtoken > ./app/src/main/res/values/mapbox-token.xml
           mkdir -p ~/.gradle
           echo "MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN=$mapboxtoken" >>~/.gradle/gradle.properties