diff --git a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/project.json b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/project.json
index e336772ba7..625f7a564a 100644
--- a/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/project.json
+++ b/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/project.json
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@
       "gulp clean",
       "gulp min"
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "content": ["appsettings.json"]
 }
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