diff --git a/src/android/barcodescanner.gradle b/src/android/barcodescanner.gradle
index ff2b44d0..b5a8e398 100644
--- a/src/android/barcodescanner.gradle
+++ b/src/android/barcodescanner.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = 15
+def minSdkVersion = 15
+
+if(cdvMinSdkVersion == null) {
+    ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion;
+} else if (cdvMinSdkVersion.toInteger() < minSdkVersion) {
+    ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion;
+}
 
 repositories{
     jcenter()