diff --git a/app/libraries/remote-storage/remote-storage-library.js b/app/libraries/remote-storage/remote-storage-library.js
index a1093259..3ff580dc 100644
--- a/app/libraries/remote-storage/remote-storage-library.js
+++ b/app/libraries/remote-storage/remote-storage-library.js
@@ -5700,7 +5700,9 @@ if (typeof XMLHttpRequest === 'undefined') {
     this.access.setStorageType(this.remote.storageType);
     var scope = this.access.scopeParameter;
 
-    var redirectUri = String(RemoteStorage.Authorize.getLocation());
+    var redirectUri = window.cordova ?
+      'http://localhost/callback' :
+      String(RemoteStorage.Authorize.getLocation());
     // not sure what to use as the id here
     // don't see any good candidates in window.location on cordova android
     // {
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index d826947c..47932ff1 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ gulp.task('package', ['build', 'clean-package'], function package() {
     .pipe(gulp.dest(basePaths.prod));
 
   return gulp.src('')
-    .pipe(shell('ionic build android' + (argv.prod ? ' --release' : '')))
+    .pipe(shell('ionic build android'))
+    //FIXME: release build throws error on install
+    // .pipe(shell('ionic build android' + (argv.prod ? ' --release' : '')))
     .pipe(shell('mkdir -p ' + basePaths.mobile))
     .pipe(shell(
       'cp ' + basePaths.platforms +