diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 47b3b83..2ce3763 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -273,14 +273,34 @@ async function getAllDeps(root, targetFile, options): Promise<JsonDepsScriptResu
       // intentionally empty
     }
     const orange = chalk.rgb(255, 128, 0);
+    const blackOnYellow = chalk.bgYellowBright.black;
     gradleVersionOutput = orange(gradleVersionOutput);
     const subProcessError = orange(error.message);
-    const mainErrorMessage = `Error running Gradle dependency analysis.
+    let mainErrorMessage = `Error running Gradle dependency analysis.
 
 Please ensure you are calling the \`snyk\` command with correct arguments.
 If the problem persists, contact support@snyk.io, providing the full error
 message from above, starting with ===== DEBUG INFORMATION START =====.`;
-    const blackOnYellow = chalk.bgYellowBright.black;
+
+    // Special case for Android, where merging the configurations is sometimes
+    // impossible.
+    // There are no automated tests for this yet (setting up Android SDK is quite problematic).
+    // See test/manual/README.md
+
+    if (/Cannot choose between the following configurations/.test(error.message)
+      || /Could not select value from candidates/.test(error.message)) {
+        mainErrorMessage = `Error running Gradle dependency analysis.
+
+It seems like you are scanning an Android build with ambiguous dependency variants.
+We cannot automatically resolve dependencies for such builds.
+
+We recommend converting your subproject dependency specifications from the form of
+    implementation project(":mymodule")
+to
+    implementation project(path: ':mymodule', configuration: 'default')
+or running Snyk CLI tool for a specific configuration, e.g.:
+    snyk test --all-sub-projects -- --configuration=releaseRuntimeClasspath`;
+    }
 
     error.message = `${blackOnYellow('===== DEBUG INFORMATION START =====')}
 ${orange(gradleVersionOutput)}
diff --git a/lib/init.gradle b/lib/init.gradle
index f239f0c..d6d2898 100644
--- a/lib/init.gradle
+++ b/lib/init.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import groovy.json.JsonOutput
 // generate a merged configuration of all the available configurations,
 // and then list the dependencies as a tree.
 
-// It's the responsibility of the caller to pick the project(s) they are 
+// It's the responsibility of the caller to pick the project(s) they are
 // interested in from the results.
 
 // CLI usages:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import groovy.json.JsonOutput
 // only ever run it once, for the "starting" project.
 def snykMergedDepsConfExecuted = false
 allprojects { everyProj ->
-    task snykResolvedDepsJson { 
+    task snykResolvedDepsJson {
         def onlyConf = project.hasProperty('configuration') ? configuration : null
 
         def depsToDict
@@ -66,17 +66,26 @@ allprojects { everyProj ->
             def result = ['defaultProject': task.project.name, 'projects': projectsDict]
             if (!snykMergedDepsConfExecuted) {
                 allprojects.each { proj ->
+                    def snykConf = null
                     if (proj.configurations.size() > 0) {
-                        if (proj.configurations.findAll({ it.name == 'snykMergedDepsConf'}).size() == 0) {
-                            def snykConf = proj.configurations.create('snykMergedDepsConf')
+                        if (onlyConf != null) {
+                            // We select one existing configuration, with its attributes.
+                            snykConf = proj.configurations.getByName(onlyConf)
+                        } else if (proj.configurations.findAll({ it.name == 'snykMergedDepsConf'}).size() == 0) {
+                            // We create a new, "merged" configuration here. It has no attributes, which might be
+                            // a problem for Android builds, where a resolution of a dependency "variant"
+                            // is often dependent on configuration attributes (such as BuildType or Usage).
+                            snykConf = proj.configurations.create('snykMergedDepsConf')
                             proj.configurations
                                 .findAll({ it.name != 'snykMergedDepsConf' && (onlyConf == null || it.name == onlyConf) })
                                 .each { snykConf.extendsFrom(it) }
-                            projectsDict[proj.name] = [
-                                'targetFile': findProject(proj.path).buildFile.toString(),
-                                'depDict': depsToDict(snykConf.resolvedConfiguration.firstLevelModuleDependencies)
-                            ]
                         }
+                    }
+                    if (snykConf != null) {
+                        projectsDict[proj.name] = [
+                            'targetFile': findProject(proj.path).buildFile.toString(),
+                            'depDict': depsToDict(snykConf.resolvedConfiguration.firstLevelModuleDependencies)
+                        ]
                     } else {
                         projectsDict[proj.name] = [
                             'targetFile': findProject(proj.path).buildFile.toString()
diff --git a/test/manual/README.md b/test/manual/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6938a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/manual/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## Android build issues
+
+Since installing Android SDK is quite a hassle, there's no automated test for the Android Build Type problem
+(https://snyksec.atlassian.net/browse/BST-528).
+
+Instead, please install Androd Studio or SDK on your own
+and run `snyk test` on https://github.com/snyk-fixtures/android-cannot-auto-resolve to test