diff --git a/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle b/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle
index 1ff8feca..29f517d5 100644
--- a/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle
+++ b/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ android {
 
         multiDexEnabled true
 
+        // enable using vector drawables on pre Lollipop devices
+        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
+
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }