diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Controllers/WeatherController.fs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Controllers/WeatherController.fs
index b9aed30a0f..a87e5fdf33 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Controllers/WeatherController.fs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Controllers/WeatherController.fs
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ type TemperatureUnit =
    | Fahrenheit
 
 type WeatherResult =
-    member val Temperature  "" with get, set
-    member val TemperatureUnit "" with get, set
-    member val Location  "" with get, set
+    let mutable _temperature : int = 0;
+    let mutable _temperatureUnit : TemperatureUnit = null;
+    let mutable _location : string = null;
+
+    member x.Temperature
+        with public get() : int = _temperature
+        and  public set(value) = _temperature <- value
+
+    member x.TemperatureUnit
+        with public get() : TemperatureUnit = _temperatureUnit
+        and  public set(value) = _temperatureUnit <- value
+
+    member x.Location
+        with public get() : string = _location
+        and  public set(value) = _location <- value
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/WebApiTemplateTest.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/WebApiTemplateTest.cs
index 3069e84d2c..9bdff90eec 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/WebApiTemplateTest.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/WebApiTemplateTest.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Templates.Test
                     aspNetProcess.Process.HasExited,
                     ErrorMessages.GetFailedProcessMessageOrEmpty("Run built project", Project, aspNetProcess.Process));
 
-                await aspNetProcess.AssertOk("/api/values");
+                await aspNetProcess.AssertOk("/api/weather");
                 await aspNetProcess.AssertNotFound("/");
             }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Templates.Test
                     ErrorMessages.GetFailedProcessMessageOrEmpty("Run published project", Project, aspNetProcess.Process));
 
 
-                await aspNetProcess.AssertOk("/api/values");
+                await aspNetProcess.AssertOk("/api/weather");
                 await aspNetProcess.AssertNotFound("/");
             }
         }