diff --git a/build/_k-build.shade b/build/_k-build.shade
index fafb0e9463..6224cbfcca 100644
--- a/build/_k-build.shade
+++ b/build/_k-build.shade
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ projectFile=''
     Required. Path to the project.json to build.
 
 configuration=''
-    Optional. The configuration to build in. Defaults to 'debug'.
+    Optional. The configuration to build in. Defaults to 'Debug'.
 */}
 
-default configuration = 'debug'
+default configuration = 'Debug'
 default build_options='${E("KPM_build_options")}'
 var projectFolder='${Path.GetDirectoryName(projectFile)}'
 var projectName='${Path.GetFileName(projectFolder)}'
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ var projectBin='${Path.Combine(projectFolder, "bin", configuration)}'
 directory delete="${projectBin}"
 exec program='cmd' commandline='/C kpm build${build_options} ${projectFolder} --configuration ${configuration}' if='!IsMono'
 exec program='kpm' commandline='build${build_options} ${projectFolder} --configuration ${configuration}' if='IsMono'
-copy sourceDir='${projectBin}' outputDir='${Path.Combine(BUILD_DIR, projectName)}'
\ No newline at end of file
+copy sourceDir='${projectBin}' outputDir='${Path.Combine(BUILD_DIR, projectName)}'
diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index 0ccb42df75..c76c1e6838 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
   }
   if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Configuration))
   {
-    Configuration = "debug";
+    Configuration = "Debug";
     E("Configuration", Configuration);
   }
 }