diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/.vars b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/.vars
index ce1f51e..3e870e3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/.vars
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/.vars
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 {% import "_macros.jinja2" as macros %}
 
 {% set min_sdk_version = macros.get_value(cookiecutter.pyproject, "tool.flet.android.min_sdk_version1") %}
-min_sdk_version: {{ min_sdk_version | trim }}
\ No newline at end of file
+min_sdk_version: {{ min_sdk_version if min_sdk_version else "flutter.minSdkVersion" | trim }}
\ No newline at end of file