diff --git a/metadata/com.mohammadag.beamfile.txt b/metadata/com.mohammadag.beamfile.txt
index bc9ec66267..15fcd02914 100644
--- a/metadata/com.mohammadag.beamfile.txt
+++ b/metadata/com.mohammadag.beamfile.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Build:1.2,3
         echo "source.dir=src;$$MobAdMob$$/src" > ant.properties
 
 Build:1.3,4
+    disable=build crashes (dexer)
     commit=5c211fc5ab
     srclibs=MobAdMob@2d5736;NineOldAndroids@2.4.0;ShowcaseView@4.0
     prebuild=rm libs/GoogleAdMobAdsSdk*.jar && \
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ Build:1.3,4
 	echo "android.library.reference.1=$$ShowcaseView$$" >> project.properties && \
 	cp libs/android-support-v4.jar $$ShowcaseView$$/libs/
 
+Maintainer Notes:
+The 1.3 build crashing is a strange thing, but I'm not prepared to spend much
+time investigating it when upstream is non-free, so it's just disabled for now,
+and maybe it won't crash with the next release.
+.
 
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