diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index d8bcc3aeb..6b403e9d7 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ buildscript {
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
-        maven {
-            // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
-            url({
-                def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()
-                do {
-                    def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")
-                    if (p.toFile().exists()) {
-                        return p.toRealPath().toString()
+        {
+            def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()
+            do {
+                def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")
+                if (p.toFile().exists()) {
+                    maven {
+                        url(p.toRealPath().toString())
                     }
-                } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())
-                throw new GradleException("Could not find `react-native`");
-            }())
-        }
+                    break
+                }
+            } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())
+            // As of 0.80, React Native is no longer installed from npm
+        }()
         mavenCentral()
         google()
     }
diff --git a/scripts/template.mjs b/scripts/template.mjs
index 854307922..5700733d1 100644
--- a/scripts/template.mjs
+++ b/scripts/template.mjs
@@ -75,19 +75,19 @@ export function buildGradle() {
     // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/commit/51a48d2e2c64a18012692b063368e369cd8ff797
     "allprojects {",
     "    repositories {",
-    "        maven {",
-    "            // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm",
-    "            url({",
-    "                def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()",
-    "                do {",
-    '                    def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")',
-    "                    if (p.toFile().exists()) {",
-    "                        return p.toRealPath().toString()",
+    "        {",
+    "            def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()",
+    "            do {",
+    '                def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")',
+    "                if (p.toFile().exists()) {",
+    "                    maven {",
+    "                        url(p.toRealPath().toString())",
     "                    }",
-    "                } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())",
-    '                throw new GradleException("Could not find `react-native`");',
-    "            }())",
-    "        }",
+    "                    break",
+    "                }",
+    "            } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())",
+    "            // As of 0.80, React Native is no longer installed from npm",
+    "        }()",
     "        mavenCentral()",
     "        google()",
     "    }",
diff --git a/test/configure/gatherConfig.test.ts b/test/configure/gatherConfig.test.ts
index 1ac7a484c..1f136e74d 100644
--- a/test/configure/gatherConfig.test.ts
+++ b/test/configure/gatherConfig.test.ts
@@ -79,19 +79,19 @@ describe("gatherConfig()", () => {
           "",
           "allprojects {",
           "    repositories {",
-          "        maven {",
-          "            // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm",
-          "            url({",
-          "                def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()",
-          "                do {",
-          '                    def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")',
-          "                    if (p.toFile().exists()) {",
-          "                        return p.toRealPath().toString()",
+          "        {",
+          "            def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()",
+          "            do {",
+          '                def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")',
+          "                if (p.toFile().exists()) {",
+          "                    maven {",
+          "                        url(p.toRealPath().toString())",
           "                    }",
-          "                } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())",
-          '                throw new GradleException("Could not find `react-native`");',
-          "            }())",
-          "        }",
+          "                    break",
+          "                }",
+          "            } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())",
+          "            // As of 0.80, React Native is no longer installed from npm",
+          "        }()",
           "        mavenCentral()",
           "        google()",
           "    }",
@@ -427,19 +427,19 @@ describe("gatherConfig()", () => {
           "",
           "allprojects {",
           "    repositories {",
-          "        maven {",
-          "            // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm",
-          "            url({",
-          "                def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()",
-          "                do {",
-          '                    def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")',
-          "                    if (p.toFile().exists()) {",
-          "                        return p.toRealPath().toString()",
+          "        {",
+          "            def searchDir = rootDir.toPath()",
+          "            do {",
+          '                def p = searchDir.resolve("node_modules/react-native/android")',
+          "                if (p.toFile().exists()) {",
+          "                    maven {",
+          "                        url(p.toRealPath().toString())",
           "                    }",
-          "                } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())",
-          '                throw new GradleException("Could not find `react-native`");',
-          "            }())",
-          "        }",
+          "                    break",
+          "                }",
+          "            } while (searchDir = searchDir.getParent())",
+          "            // As of 0.80, React Native is no longer installed from npm",
+          "        }()",
           "        mavenCentral()",
           "        google()",
           "    }",