diff --git a/templates/license/license.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/license/license.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7ce5190..7ef0aa5 100644
--- a/templates/license/license.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/license/license.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
     INVALID_LICENSE_ADOC_FILE: invalid-licenses.adoc
     NUMBER_OF_ALLOWED_FAILURES: 0
   script:
+    # If bom-file does not exist, search for it in default-maven directory
     - >
-      if [ "$BACKEND_DIR" != "" ]; then
-        cd $BACKEND_DIR
+      if [[ ! -f "$BOM_FILE" && -f "$BACKEND_DIR/target/bom.json" ]]; then
+        export BOM_FILE=$BACKEND_DIR/target/bom.json
+      fi
+    # If bom-file does not exist, search for it in default-gradle directory
+    - >
+      if [[ ! -f "$BOM_FILE" && -f "$BACKEND_DIR/build/reports/bom.json" ]]; then
+        export BOM_FILE=$BACKEND_DIR/build/reports/bom.json
       fi
     - export NUMBER_OF_INVALID_LICENSES=0
     - export INVALID_BOM_FILE=invalid-bom.json