diff --git a/samples/SampleStartups/SampleStartups.xproj b/samples/SampleStartups/SampleStartups.xproj
index 9d68851df9..22aa5f19ee 100644
--- a/samples/SampleStartups/SampleStartups.xproj
+++ b/samples/SampleStartups/SampleStartups.xproj
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     <DnxInvisibleContent Include=".bowerrc" />
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions.xproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions.xproj
index 76759fe09d..8f49db0860 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions.xproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions.xproj
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions.xproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions.xproj
index c9ee60244a..f6de2ff34f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions.xproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions.xproj
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices.xproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices.xproj
index 0649fe3248..1a1c9adba7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices.xproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.WindowsServices.xproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
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+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">.\obj</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">.\bin\</OutputPath>
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.xproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.xproj
index 9c61584a4c..d3544f0894 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.xproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.xproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
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-    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\artifacts\bin\</OutputPath>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">.\obj</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">.\bin\</OutputPath>
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing.xproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing.xproj
index 44decadc7d..2adbe1e3af 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing.xproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Testing.xproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
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-    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\artifacts\bin\</OutputPath>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">.\obj</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">.\bin\</OutputPath>
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index 3e687d5008..125ff75f88 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost.xproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost.xproj
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+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">.\obj</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
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diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests.xproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests.xproj
index cfc58917c8..334f4963e1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests.xproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Tests.xproj
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
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+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">.\obj</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
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index c8e785a910..28088f04d8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost.Tests.xproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost.Tests/Microsoft.AspNetCore.TestHost.Tests.xproj
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+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">.\obj</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
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