diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/matrix/impl/build.gradle.kts
index ff65a2768d..23a428c38f 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ anvil {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    releaseImplementation(libs.matrix.sdk)
     if (file("${rootDir.path}/libraries/rustsdk/matrix-rust-sdk.aar").exists()) {
         println("\nNote: Using local binary of the Rust SDK.\n")
-        implementation(projects.libraries.rustsdk)
+        debugImplementation(projects.libraries.rustsdk)
     } else {
-        implementation(libs.matrix.sdk)
+        debugImplementation(libs.matrix.sdk)
     }
     implementation(projects.libraries.di)
     implementation(projects.libraries.androidutils)
diff --git a/tools/sdk/build_rust_sdk.sh b/tools/sdk/build_rust_sdk.sh
index 2a6b7b72d0..6853642218 100755
--- a/tools/sdk/build_rust_sdk.sh
+++ b/tools/sdk/build_rust_sdk.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fi
 read -p "Do you want to build the app after (yes/no) default to yes? " buildApp
 buildApp=${buildApp:-yes}
 
-# If folder ../matrix-rust-components-kotlin does not exist, close the repo
+# If folder ../matrix-rust-components-kotlin does not exist, clone the repo
 if [ ! -d "../matrix-rust-components-kotlin" ]; then
     printf "\nFolder ../matrix-rust-components-kotlin does not exist. Cloning the repository into ../matrix-rust-components-kotlin.\n\n"
     git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-components-kotlin.git ../matrix-rust-components-kotlin
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ git reset --hard
 git checkout main
 git pull
 
-printf "\nBuilding the SDK...\n\n"
+printf "\nBuilding the SDK for aarch64-linux-android...\n\n"
 ./scripts/build.sh -p ${rustSdkPath} -m sdk -t aarch64-linux-android -o ../element-x-android/libraries/rustsdk
 
 cd ../element-x-android
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ mkdir -p ./libraries/rustsdk/sdks
 cp ./libraries/rustsdk/matrix-rust-sdk.aar ./libraries/rustsdk/matrix-rust-sdk-${date}.aar
 
 
-if [ ${buildApp} != "yes" ]; then
+if [ ${buildApp} == "yes" ]; then
     printf "\nBuilding the application...\n\n"
     ./gradlew assembleDebug
 fi