diff --git a/packages/admob/android/build.gradle b/packages/admob/android/build.gradle
index 1db5aa6d8e..542b34838e 100644
--- a/packages/admob/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/admob/android/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def firebaseJSONAdmobDelayAppMeasurementInitBool = false
 
 if (rootProject.ext.firebaseJson) {
   firebaseJSONAdmobAppIDString = rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.getStringValue("admob_android_app_id", "")
-  firebaseJSONAdmobDelayAppMeasurementInitBool = rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.isFlagEnabled("admob_delay_app_measurement_init")
+  firebaseJSONAdmobDelayAppMeasurementInitBool = rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.isFlagEnabled("admob_delay_app_measurement_init", false)
 }
 
 if (!firebaseJSONAdmobAppIDString) {
diff --git a/packages/analytics/android/build.gradle b/packages/analytics/android/build.gradle
index 407ca31609..05cff822f3 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/analytics/android/build.gradle
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ apply from: file("./../../app/android/firebase-json.gradle")
 def autoCollectionEnabled = "true"
 
 if (rootProject.ext && rootProject.ext.firebaseJson) {
-  if (rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.isFlagEnabled("analytics_auto_collection_enabled") == false) {
+  if (rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.isFlagEnabled("analytics_auto_collection_enabled", true) == false) {
     autoCollectionEnabled = "false"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/android/firebase-json.gradle b/packages/app/android/firebase-json.gradle
index 8a5be94b25..c8c3bb9f6c 100644
--- a/packages/app/android/firebase-json.gradle
+++ b/packages/app/android/firebase-json.gradle
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ if (jsonFile != null && jsonFile.exists()) {
 
     rootProject.ext.firebaseJson = [
       raw: json[jsonRoot],
-      isFlagEnabled: { key ->
-        return json[jsonRoot] != null && json[jsonRoot][key] == true
+      isFlagEnabled: { key, defaultValue ->
+        if (json[jsonRoot] == null || json[jsonRoot][key] == null) return defaultValue
+        return json[jsonRoot][key] == true ? true : false
       },
       getStringValue: { key, defaultValue ->
         if (json[jsonRoot] == null) return defaultValue
diff --git a/packages/messaging/android/build.gradle b/packages/messaging/android/build.gradle
index 8f6c99975a..bf261eff96 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/messaging/android/build.gradle
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def notificationColor = defaultNotificationColor
 
 
 if (rootProject.ext && rootProject.ext.firebaseJson) {
-  if (rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.isFlagEnabled("messaging_auto_init_enabled") == false) {
+  if (rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.isFlagEnabled("messaging_auto_init_enabled", true) == false) {
     autoInitEnabled = "false"
   }
   notificationChannelId = rootProject.ext.firebaseJson.getStringValue("messaging_android_notification_channel_id", "")