diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/find-and-ant.sh b/xwords4/android/scripts/find-and-ant.sh
index 35e98fd30..c879e165b 100755
--- a/xwords4/android/scripts/find-and-ant.sh
+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/find-and-ant.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ esac
 [ -e local.properties ] || ../scripts/setup_local_props.sh
 
 # If this fails, the "set -e" above means we won't try to install anything
-ant $CMDS
+[ -n "$CMDS" ] && ant $CMDS
 
 if [ -n "$UNINSTALL" ]; then
 	uninstall