diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 89ea486f6d..b2a4b88a15 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+def isRunningInContextOfScreensRepo() {
+    return project == rootProject
+}
+
 def isNewArchitectureEnabled() {
     // To opt-in for the New Architecture, you can either:
     // - Set `newArchEnabled` to true inside the `gradle.properties` file
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ def isNewArchitectureEnabled() {
 }
 
 // spotless is only accessible within react-native-screens repo
-if (project == rootProject) {
+if (isRunningInContextOfScreensRepo()) {
     apply from: 'spotless.gradle'
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ def resolveReactNativeDirectory() {
     }
 
     def reactNativeFromAppNodeModules = file("${projectDir}/../../react-native")
-    if (reactNativeFromAppNodeModules.exists()) {
+    if (!isRunningInContextOfScreensRepo() && reactNativeFromAppNodeModules.exists()) {
         return reactNativeFromAppNodeModules
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ def resolveReactNativeDirectory() {
     }
 
     throw new GradleException(
-        "[RNScreens] Unable to resolve react-native location in node_modules. You should project extension property (in `app/build.gradle`) `REACT_NATIVE_NODE_MODULES_DIR` with path to react-native."
+        "[RNScreens] Unable to resolve react-native location in node_modules. You should add project extension property (in `app/build.gradle`) `REACT_NATIVE_NODE_MODULES_DIR` with path to react-native."
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 9946c0130b..567ad65ab4 100644
--- a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9-all.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5.1-all.zip