diff --git a/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/build.gradle b/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/build.gradle
index f7de843f24d..291869279f5 100644
--- a/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/build.gradle
+++ b/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/build.gradle
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ android {
             debuggable false
         }
         release {
-            minifyEnabled true
+            minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             signingConfig signingConfigs.release
         }