diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 5345364486..1b8a5103ff 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <None Update="app.db" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True' OR '$(IndividualB2CAuth)' == 'True' OR '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' ">
+  <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AzureAD.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationAzureADUIPackageVersion}" Condition="'$(OrganizationalAuth)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AzureADB2C.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationAzureADB2CUIPackageVersion}" Condition="'$(IndividualB2CAuth)' == 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
index 997c91f204..c31f05f8d8 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -125,9 +125,11 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
                     .RequireAuthenticatedUser()
                     .Build();
                 options.Filters.Add(new AuthorizeFilter(policy));
-            });
+            })
+            .AddNewtonsoftJson();
 #else
-            services.AddMvc();
+            services.AddMvc()
+                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
 #endif
         }