diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectExtension.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectExtension.kt
index 94a67712f..338390998 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectExtension.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/engine_room/gradle/subproject/SubprojectExtension.kt
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ open class SubprojectExtension(val project: Project) {
             // Sets maven credentials if they are provided. This is generally
             // only used for external/remote uploads.
             if (project.hasProperty("mavenUsername") && project.hasProperty("mavenPassword") && project.hasProperty("mavenURL")) {
+                project.logger.lifecycle("Adding maven from secrets")
+
                 maven {
                     credentials {
                         username = project.property("mavenUsername") as String
@@ -177,10 +179,11 @@ open class SubprojectExtension(val project: Project) {
     private fun loadSecrets() {
         // Detects the secrets file provided by CI and loads it into the project properties
         if (project.rootProject.hasProperty("secretFile")) {
-            project.logger.lifecycle("Automatically loading properties from the secretFile")
             val secretsFile = project.rootProject.file(project.rootProject.property("secretFile") as String)
 
             if (secretsFile.exists() && secretsFile.name.endsWith(".properties")) {
+                project.logger.lifecycle("Loading secrets")
+
                 loadProperties(secretsFile)
             }
         }
@@ -193,14 +196,14 @@ open class SubprojectExtension(val project: Project) {
             var count = 0
             for (entry in properties.entries) {
                 if (entry.key is String) {
-                    project.setProperty(entry.key as String, entry.value)
+                    project.extra[entry.key as String] = entry.value as String
                     count++
                 }
             }
 
-            project.logger.lifecycle("Successfully loaded $count properties")
+            project.logger.lifecycle("Loaded $count properties")
         } else {
-            project.logger.warn("The property file ${propertyFile.getName()} could not be loaded. It does not exist.")
+            project.logger.warn("The property file ${propertyFile.getName()} does not exist")
         }
     }
 }