diff --git a/test/E2ETests/NtlmAuthentationTest.cs b/test/E2ETests/NtlmAuthentationTest.cs
index 75849b629e..646f2a770b 100644
--- a/test/E2ETests/NtlmAuthentationTest.cs
+++ b/test/E2ETests/NtlmAuthentationTest.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace E2ETests
                 var deploymentParameters = new DeploymentParameters(Helpers.GetApplicationPath(), serverType, runtimeFlavor, architecture)
                 {
                     PublishApplicationBeforeDeployment = true,
+                    PublishTargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "dnx451" : "netstandardapp1.5",
                     ApplicationBaseUriHint = applicationBaseUrl,
                     EnvironmentName = "NtlmAuthentication", //Will pick the Start class named 'StartupNtlmAuthentication'
                     ApplicationHostConfigTemplateContent = (serverType == ServerType.IISExpress) ? File.ReadAllText("NtlmAuthentation.config") : null,
diff --git a/test/E2ETests/OpenIdConnectTests.cs b/test/E2ETests/OpenIdConnectTests.cs
index 546b9ebce0..a986da9af0 100644
--- a/test/E2ETests/OpenIdConnectTests.cs
+++ b/test/E2ETests/OpenIdConnectTests.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace E2ETests
                 var deploymentParameters = new DeploymentParameters(Helpers.GetApplicationPath(), serverType, runtimeFlavor, architecture)
                 {
                     PublishApplicationBeforeDeployment = true,
+                    PublishTargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "dnx451" : "netstandardapp1.5",
                     ApplicationBaseUriHint = applicationBaseUrl,
                     EnvironmentName = "OpenIdConnectTesting",
                     UserAdditionalCleanup = parameters =>
diff --git a/test/E2ETests/PublishAndRunTests.cs b/test/E2ETests/PublishAndRunTests.cs
index 43f453ffc2..a981a5a1b7 100644
--- a/test/E2ETests/PublishAndRunTests.cs
+++ b/test/E2ETests/PublishAndRunTests.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ namespace E2ETests
                 {
                     ApplicationBaseUriHint = applicationBaseUrl,
                     PublishApplicationBeforeDeployment = true,
+                    PublishTargetFramework = runtimeFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "dnx451" : "netstandardapp1.5",
                     UserAdditionalCleanup = parameters =>
                     {
                         if (!Helpers.RunningOnMono
diff --git a/test/E2ETests/SmokeTests.cs b/test/E2ETests/SmokeTests.cs
index a16404d5ac..f9dec258d9 100644
--- a/test/E2ETests/SmokeTests.cs
+++ b/test/E2ETests/SmokeTests.cs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ namespace E2ETests
                     ApplicationBaseUriHint = applicationBaseUrl,
                     EnvironmentName = "SocialTesting",
                     PublishApplicationBeforeDeployment = true,
+                    PublishTargetFramework = donetFlavor == RuntimeFlavor.Clr ? "dnx451" : "netstandardapp1.5",
                     UserAdditionalCleanup = parameters =>
                     {
                         if (!Helpers.RunningOnMono