diff --git a/scripts/build-native.sh b/scripts/build-native.sh
index ab7c5c4..686c469 100755
--- a/scripts/build-native.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-native.sh
@@ -115,11 +115,50 @@ build_plugin_for_test_app() {
         ln -sf "../../../" "$SYMLINK"
     fi
     
+    # Navigate to test app directory
+    cd test-apps/daily-notification-test || exit 1
+    
+    # Sync Capacitor Android (creates necessary project structure)
+    log_info "Syncing Capacitor Android..."
+    if ! npm run cap:sync:android; then
+        log_error "Capacitor Android sync failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Navigate to android directory
+    cd android || exit 1
+    
+    # Fix capacitor.build.gradle if it references missing cordova.variables.gradle
+    # This file is auto-generated by Capacitor and may reference files that don't exist
+    if [ -f "app/capacitor.build.gradle" ]; then
+        if grep -q "^apply from: \"../capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/cordova.variables.gradle\"" "app/capacitor.build.gradle"; then
+            # Check if the referenced file actually exists
+            if [ ! -f "capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/cordova.variables.gradle" ]; then
+                log_info "🔧 Applying fix to capacitor.build.gradle..."
+                log_info "   Reason: Referenced cordova.variables.gradle doesn't exist"
+                log_info "   Fix: Commenting out problematic 'apply from' line"
+                
+                # Apply the fix by commenting out the problematic line
+                # Handle macOS vs Linux sed differences
+                if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+                    # macOS sed requires empty string after -i
+                    # Use a simpler approach: just comment out the line
+                    sed -i '' 's|^apply from: "../capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/cordova.variables.gradle"|// &|' "app/capacitor.build.gradle"
+                else
+                    # Linux sed
+                    sed -i 's|^apply from: "../capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/cordova.variables.gradle"|// &|' "app/capacitor.build.gradle"
+                fi
+                
+                log_info "✅ Fix applied successfully"
+                log_warn "⚠️  Note: This fix will be lost if you run 'npx cap sync' or 'npx cap update'"
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+    
     # Build the plugin and test app from within the test app's Android project context
     # This is necessary because Capacitor Android is only available as a project dependency
     # The plugin will be built automatically as a dependency of the app
     log_info "Building plugin and test app from test app context..."
-    cd test-apps/daily-notification-test/android || exit 1
     
     # Build test app (this will automatically build the plugin as a dependency)
     if ! ./gradlew clean assembleDebug; then