diff --git a/project-properties.gradle b/project-properties.gradle
index 2edd225bf..ba9179361 100755
--- a/project-properties.gradle
+++ b/project-properties.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def migrationsScriptsUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reportportal/migra
 project.ext {
     publishRepo = "https://maven.pkg.github.com/reportportal/commons-dao"
     dependencyRepos = ["commons", "commons-rules", "commons-model", "commons-bom"]
-    releaseMode = project.hasProperty("releaseMode")
+    releaseMode = project.hasProperty("releaseMode") ? project.releaseMode.toBoolean() : false
     hasDBSchema = project.hasProperty("DB_SCHEMA_POSTGRES")
     scriptsUrl = commonScriptsUrl + (releaseMode ? getProperty('scripts.version') : 'develop')
     migrationsUrl = migrationsScriptsUrl + (releaseMode ? getProperty('migrations.version') : 'develop')