diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj
index 9566799488..11ffd651c5 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Linq" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BuildNodeJS)' == 'true'">
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\signalr\signalr.npmproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\signalr-protocol-msgpack\signalr-protocol-msgpack.npmproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="wwwroot\js\" />
   </ItemGroup>