diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 64705fb..d7ec954 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ android {
 
     applicationVariants.all { variant ->
         String name = variant.buildType.name
-        if (name != "release" && name.startsWith("release")) {
+        // 'develop' now shares the base io.pezkuwichain.wallet applicationId, whose
+        // google-services client lives in the production google-services.json — so bind
+        // it for develop too (the DEV google-services.json has no matching client).
+        if ((name != "release" && name.startsWith("release")) || name == "develop") {
             createBindReleaseFileTask(variant.buildType.name)
         }
     }