diff --git a/bintrayv1.gradle b/bintrayv1.gradle
index 001fc2b..116981c 100644
--- a/bintrayv1.gradle
+++ b/bintrayv1.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ artifacts {
 
 // Bintray
 Properties properties = new Properties()
-properties.load(project.rootProject.file('local.properties').newDataInputStream())
+if (project.rootProject.file('local.properties').exists()) {
+    properties.load(project.rootProject.file('local.properties').newDataInputStream())
+}
 
 bintray {
     user = properties.getProperty("bintray.user")