diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 0b6d3d11b1..de0b03e936 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
 
 gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
   if (gradle.startParameter.taskNames.any { it.contains("nightly", ignoreCase = true) }) {
-    if (!file("nightly-url.txt").exists()) {
+    if (!file("${project.rootDir}/nightly-url.txt").exists()) {
       throw GradleException("Missing required file: nightly-url.txt")
     }
   }