diff --git a/example/app/build.gradle.kts b/example/app/build.gradle.kts
index d8c5a88..f29b42a 100644
--- a/example/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/example/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
     compileSdk = 33
+    ndkVersion = "25.2.9519653"
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "dev.matrix.rust"
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/AndroidRustPlugin.kt b/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/AndroidRustPlugin.kt
index 4dabaec..3df5113 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/AndroidRustPlugin.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/AndroidRustPlugin.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class AndroidRustPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
         val androidExtension = project.getAndroidExtension()
         val androidComponents = project.getAndroidComponentsExtension()
         val tasksByBuildType = HashMap<String, ArrayList<TaskProvider<RustBuildTask>>>()
-        val minimumSupportedRustVersion = SemanticVersion(extension.minimumSupportedRustVersion)
 
         androidComponents.finalizeDsl { dsl ->
             val allRustAbiSet = mutableSetOf<Abi>()
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ class AndroidRustPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 dsl.sourceSets.findByName(buildType.name)?.jniLibs?.srcDir(variantJniLibsDirectory)
             }
 
+            val minimumSupportedRustVersion = SemanticVersion(extension.minimumSupportedRustVersion)
             installRustComponentsIfNeeded(project, minimumSupportedRustVersion, allRustAbiSet)
         }
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/RustInstaller.kt b/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/RustInstaller.kt
index 1eb0d65..0df0647 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/RustInstaller.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/dev/matrix/agp/rust/RustInstaller.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ internal fun installRustComponentsIfNeeded(
         return
     }
 
-    if (minimalVersion != null) {
+    if (minimalVersion != null && minimalVersion.isValid) {
         val actualVersion = readRustCompilerVersion(project)
         if (actualVersion < minimalVersion) {
             installRustUp(project)
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ private fun readRustCompilerVersion(project: Project): SemanticVersion {
     }.assertNormalExitValue()
 
     val outputText = String(output.toByteArray())
-    val regex = Regex("^rustc (\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+) .*$", RegexOption.DOT_MATCHES_ALL)
+    val regex = Regex("^rustc (\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)(-nightly)? .*$", RegexOption.DOT_MATCHES_ALL)
     val match = checkNotNull(regex.matchEntire(outputText)) {
         "failed to parse rust compiler version: $outputText"
     }
+
     return SemanticVersion(match.groupValues[1])
 }