diff --git a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/HelloWorldTest.cs b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/HelloWorldTest.cs
index 0b953f49d1..db1ce60a49 100644
--- a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/HelloWorldTest.cs
+++ b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/HelloWorldTest.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace ServerComparison.FunctionalTests
                     EnvironmentName = "HelloWorld", // Will pick the Start class named 'StartupHelloWorld',
                     ServerConfigTemplateContent = Helpers.GetConfigContent(serverType, "Http.config", "nginx.conf"),
                     SiteName = "HttpTestSite", // This is configured in the Http.config
-                    TargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "net451" : "netcoreapp1.1",
+                    TargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "net452" : "netcoreapp1.1",
                     ApplicationType = applicationType
                 };
 
diff --git a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/NtlmAuthenticationTest.cs b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/NtlmAuthenticationTest.cs
index 888bc429c3..3b19f5e1c6 100644
--- a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/NtlmAuthenticationTest.cs
+++ b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/NtlmAuthenticationTest.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ namespace ServerComparison.FunctionalTests
                     EnvironmentName = "NtlmAuthentication", // Will pick the Start class named 'StartupNtlmAuthentication'
                     ServerConfigTemplateContent = Helpers.GetConfigContent(serverType, "NtlmAuthentication.config", nginxConfig: null),
                     SiteName = "NtlmAuthenticationTestSite", // This is configured in the NtlmAuthentication.config
-                    ApplicationType = applicationType
+                    ApplicationType = applicationType,
+                    TargetFramework = "net452",
                 };
 
                 using (var deployer = ApplicationDeployerFactory.Create(deploymentParameters, logger))
diff --git a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseCompressionTests.cs b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseCompressionTests.cs
index ba56b5d8be..cf1a2402cb 100644
--- a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseCompressionTests.cs
+++ b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseCompressionTests.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace ServerComparison.FunctionalTests
                         hostCompression ? "http.config" : "NoCompression.config",
                         hostCompression ? "nginx.conf" : "NoCompression.conf"),
                     SiteName = "HttpTestSite", // This is configured in the Http.config
-                    TargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "net451" : "netcoreapp1.1",
+                    TargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "net452" : "netcoreapp1.1",
                     ApplicationType = applicationType
                 };
 
diff --git a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseTests.cs b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseTests.cs
index 0088f920e6..40b1a0a8ed 100644
--- a/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseTests.cs
+++ b/test/ServerComparison.FunctionalTests/ResponseTests.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace ServerComparison.FunctionalTests
                     EnvironmentName = "Responses",
                     ServerConfigTemplateContent = Helpers.GetConfigContent(serverType, "Http.config", "nginx.conf"),
                     SiteName = "HttpTestSite", // This is configured in the Http.config
-                    TargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "net451" : "netcoreapp1.1",
+                    TargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "net452" : "netcoreapp1.1",
                     ApplicationType = applicationType
                 };