diff --git a/build_publish.gradle b/build_publish.gradle
index 0bca77a..8b30f37 100644
--- a/build_publish.gradle
+++ b/build_publish.gradle
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ publishing {
     repositories {
         maven {
             def snapshotsRepoUrl = 'http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
-            def releaseRepoUrl = 'http://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
+            def releaseRepoUrl =   'http://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
             url = project.hasProperty('release') ? releaseRepoUrl : snapshotsRepoUrl
 
-            if (project.hasProperty('mavenCentralUsername') && project.hasProperty('mavenCentralPassword')) {
-                credentials {
-                    project.logger.info("Applying nexus credentials.")
-                    username mavenCentralUsername
-                    password mavenCentralPassword
-                }
+            credentials {
+                username project.hasProperty('mavenCentralUsername') ? mavenCentralUsername : "unknown"
+                password project.hasProperty('mavenCentralPassword') ? mavenCentralPassword : "unknown"
             }
         }
     }