diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 2788d84e..6cc429b7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ android {
             applicationIdSuffix '.debug'
             versionNameSuffix ' DEBUG'
             manifestPlaceholders = [appName: "Phonograph DEBUG"]
+
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 05cead43..ad414671 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
         android:name=".App"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
-        android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:label="${appName}"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         android:theme="@style/Theme.Phonograph.Light"
         tools:ignore="UnusedAttribute">
-        <activity
-            android:name=".ui.activities.MainActivity"
-            android:label="@string/app_name">
+        <activity android:name=".ui.activities.MainActivity">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MUSIC_PLAYER" />
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4eb50de0..d57759c4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha8'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-alpha9'
         classpath 'com.github.triplet.gradle:play-publisher:1.1.3'
     }
 }