diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5b672ad..9772f08 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     // this is internal, overwrite with your specific implementation if you want
-    schemalValidationImplDependency = System.getenv('ADDITIONAL_SCHEMASTORE_IMPL') ?: ""
+    schemalValidationImplDependency = System.getenv('ADDITIONAL_SCHEMASTORE_IMPL') ?: System.getProperty("schemaStoreImplMavenDependency") ?: ""
 }
 
 dependencies {