diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js b/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js
index 4422d074..a41f8606 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/Api.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function setupEvents(externalEventEmitter) {
 function Api(platform, platformRootDir, events) {
     this.platform = PLATFORM;
     this.root = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+    this.builder = "gradle";
 
     setupEvents(events);
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ function Api(platform, platformRootDir, events) {
     // XXX Override some locations for Android Studio projects
     if(AndroidStudio.isAndroidStudioProject(self.root) === true) {
       selfEvents.emit('log', 'Android Studio project detected');
+      this.builder="studio";
       this.android_studio = true;
       this.locations.configXml = path.join(self.root, 'app/src/main/res/xml/config.xml');
       this.locations.strings = path.join(self.root, 'app/src/main/res/xml/strings.xml');
@@ -257,7 +259,8 @@ Api.prototype.addPlugin = function (plugin, installOptions) {
             if (plugin.getFrameworks(this.platform).length === 0) return;
 
             selfEvents.emit('verbose', 'Updating build files since android plugin contained <framework>');
-            require('./lib/builders/builders').getBuilder('gradle').prepBuildFiles();
+            //This should pick the correct builder, not just get gradle
+            require('./lib/builders/builders').getBuilder(this.builder).prepBuildFiles();
         }.bind(this))
        // CB-11022 Return truthy value to prevent running prepare after
         .thenResolve(true);
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ Api.prototype.removePlugin = function (plugin, uninstallOptions) {
             if (plugin.getFrameworks(this.platform).length === 0) return;
 
             selfEvents.emit('verbose', 'Updating build files since android plugin contained <framework>');
-            require('./lib/builders/builders').getBuilder('gradle').prepBuildFiles();
+            require('./lib/builders/builders').getBuilder(this.builder).prepBuildFiles();
         }.bind(this))
         // CB-11022 Return truthy value to prevent running prepare after
         .thenResolve(true);