diff --git a/web/build.gradle.kts b/web/build.gradle.kts
index 9b2fdc9bc2..cc11c9b1fc 100644
--- a/web/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/web/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 val COMPOSE_WEB_VERSION: String by project
 val COMPOSE_REPO_USERNAME: String? by project
 val COMPOSE_REPO_KEY: String? by project
-val COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES = project.property("COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES")!!.toString()?.toBoolean()
+val COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_SAMPLES = project.property("compose.web.buildSamples")!!.toString().toBoolean()
 
 apply<jetbrains.compose.web.gradle.SeleniumDriverPlugin>()
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ subprojects {
         }
     }
 
-    if (COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES) {
+    if (COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_SAMPLES) {
         println("substituting published artifacts with projects ones in project $name")
         configurations.all {
             resolutionStrategy.dependencySubstitution {
diff --git a/web/gradle.properties b/web/gradle.properties
index 1896d50b69..027c19c867 100644
--- a/web/gradle.properties
+++ b/web/gradle.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 COMPOSE_CORE_VERSION=0.5.0-build262
 COMPOSE_WEB_VERSION=0.5.0-build262
 COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES=false
+compose.web.buildSamples=false
 compose.web.tests.integration.withFirefox
diff --git a/web/settings.gradle.kts b/web/settings.gradle.kts
index e738011871..72460b2de7 100644
--- a/web/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/web/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module(":web-integration-widgets", "$rootDir/integration-widgets")
 module(":web-benchmark-core", "$rootDir/benchmark-core")
 module(":compose-compiler-integration", "$rootDir/compose-compiler-integration")
 
-if (extra["COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES"]!!.toString().toBoolean() == true) {
+if (extra["compose.web.buildSamples"]!!.toString().toBoolean() == true) {
     println("building with examples")
     module(":examples:falling_balls_with_web", "../examples/falling_balls_with_web")
     module(":examples:compose-web-lp", "../examples/web_landing")