Group text sends iMessage to android phone

Hi there,

So I'm having an issue where essentially my phone refuses to send SMS messages, but rather iMessage in a group text where one of the members is using an android phone. It should be noted that when I am sending him a text individually, it correctly sends SMS messages. Other people's iPhones in the group text are able to properly switch to SMS while sending the text but not mine for some reason. While I can properly send SMS messages by turning off iMessage to send it, it's a PITA to do it every time just for the group text and then I also have to set up handoff for my mac again.