diff --git a/Scripts/validateMavenVersion.ps1 b/Scripts/validateMavenVersion.ps1
index f591d5e1e..da1742bd2 100644
--- a/Scripts/validateMavenVersion.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/validateMavenVersion.ps1
@@ -9,23 +9,22 @@
     Retrieves the local, Maven, and Bintray versions of the Java-Core build.
     Checks that the Maven and Bintray versions are aligned, trigger warning if not.
     Checks that the current local version is greater than those currently deployed. 
+.Parameter propertiesPath
 #>
 
-.Parameter packageName
-.Parameter propertiesPath
 
 Param(
-    [parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-    [string]$packageName,
-
-    [parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
     [string]$propertiesPath
 )
 
 #Find the local version from the Gradle.Properties file
+if($propertiesPath -eq "" -or $null -eq $propertiesPath) {
+    $propertiesPath = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "../gradle.properties"
+}
 $file = get-item $propertiesPath
 $findLocalVersions = $file | Select-String -Pattern "mavenMajorVersion" -Context 0,2
 $findLocalVersions = $findLocalVersions -split "`r`n"
+$packageName = ($file | Select-String -Pattern "mavenArtifactId").Line.Split("=")[1].Trim()
 
 $localMajor = $findLocalVersions[0].Substring($findLocalVersions[0].Length-1)
 $localMinor = $findLocalVersions[1].Substring($findLocalVersions[1].Length-1)
@@ -60,9 +59,9 @@ if($mavenVersion -ne $bintrayVersion){
     Write-Warning "The current Maven and Bintray versions are not the same"
 }
 #Success if Local version has been updated, Error otherwise. 
-if($localVersion -gt $bintrayVersion){
+if($localVersion -gt $bintrayVersion -and $localVersion -gt $mavenVersion){
     Write-Host "The current pull request is of a greater version"
 }   
 else{
     Write-Error "The current local version is not updated. Please update the local version in the Gradle.Properties file."
-} 
\ No newline at end of file
+}