diff --git a/AppHandling/Compile-AppInNavContainer.ps1 b/AppHandling/Compile-AppInNavContainer.ps1
index f7275e5f1..dae3acda0 100644
--- a/AppHandling/Compile-AppInNavContainer.ps1
+++ b/AppHandling/Compile-AppInNavContainer.ps1
@@ -263,39 +263,7 @@ try {
     }
 
     if ($CopySymbolsFromContainer) {
-        Invoke-ScriptInBcContainer -containerName $containerName -scriptblock { Param($appSymbolsFolder)
-            if (Test-Path "C:\Extensions\*.app") {
-                $paths = @(
-                    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\*\AL Development Environment\System.app"
-                    "C:\Extensions\*.app"
-                )
-            }
-            else {
-                $paths = @(
-                    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\*\AL Development Environment\System.app"
-                    "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_Application_*.app,C:\Applications\Application\Source\Microsoft_Application.app"
-                    "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_Base Application_*.app,C:\Applications\BaseApp\Source\Microsoft_Base Application.app"
-                    "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_System Application_*.app,C:\Applications\System Application\source\Microsoft_System Application.app"
-                    "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_Business Foundation_*.app,C:\Applications\BusinessFoundation\source\Microsoft_Business Foundation.app"
-                )
-            }
-            $paths | ForEach-Object {
-                $appFiles = $_.Split(',')
-                $appFile = ""
-                if (Test-Path -Path $appFiles[0]) {
-                    $appFile = $appFiles[0]
-                }
-                elseif (Test-Path -path $appFiles[1]) {
-                    $appFile = $appFiles[1]
-                }
-                if ($appFile) {
-                    Get-Item -Path $appFile | ForEach-Object {
-                        Write-Host "Copying $([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($_.FullName)) from Container"
-                        Copy-Item -Path $_.FullName -Destination $appSymbolsFolder -Force
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } -argumentList $containerSymbolsFolder
+        CopySymbolsFromContainer -containerName $containerName -containerSymbolsFolder $containerSymbolsFolder
     }
 
     $GenerateReportLayoutParam = ""
diff --git a/AppHandling/Run-AlPipeline.ps1 b/AppHandling/Run-AlPipeline.ps1
index 4c1932e79..db90de721 100644
--- a/AppHandling/Run-AlPipeline.ps1
+++ b/AppHandling/Run-AlPipeline.ps1
@@ -464,11 +464,17 @@ function GetInstalledAppIds {
         $compilerFolderAppFiles = @(Get-ChildItem -Path (Join-Path $compilerFolder 'symbols/*.app') | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName)
         $installedApps += @(GetAppInfo -AppFiles $compilerFolderAppFiles -compilerFolder $compilerFolder -cacheAppinfoPath (Join-Path $compilerFolder 'symbols/cache_AppInfo.json'))
     }
-    elseif (!$filesOnly) {
-        $installedApps = @(Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $GetBcContainerAppInfo -ArgumentList $Parameters)
+    elseif ($filesOnly) {
+        $installedApps = Get-ChildItem -Path (Join-Path $packagesFolder '*.app') | ForEach-Object {
+            $appJson = Get-AppJsonFromAppFile -appFile $_.FullName
+            return @{
+                "appId"                 = $appJson.id
+                "name"                  = $appJson.name
+            }
+        }
     }
     else {
-        $installedApps = @()
+        $installedApps = @(Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $GetBcContainerAppInfo -ArgumentList $Parameters)
     }
     Write-GroupStart -Message "Installed Apps"
     $installedApps | ForEach-Object {
@@ -967,7 +973,7 @@ $testCountry = $_.Trim()
 $testToolkitInstalled = $false
 
 if ($useCompilerFolder) {
-    Write-GroupStart -Message "Creating container"
+    Write-GroupStart -Message "Creating CompilerFolder"
     Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow @'
 
    _____                _   _                _____                      _ _           ______    _     _
@@ -981,7 +987,7 @@ if ($useCompilerFolder) {
 '@
 }
 else {
-    if ($gitHubActions) { Write-Host "::group::Creating container" }
+    Write-GroupStart -Message "Creating Container"
     Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow @'
 
    _____                _   _                _____            _        _
@@ -1113,6 +1119,14 @@ Measure-Command {
                 }
             }
         }
+        if ($CopySymbolsFromContainer) {
+            $containerSymbolsFolder = Get-BcContainerPath -containerName $containerName -path $packagesFolder
+            if ("$containerSymbolsFolder" -eq "") {
+                throw "The appSymbolsFolder ($appSymbolsFolder) is not shared with the container."
+            }
+            CopySymbolsFromContainer -containerName $containerName -containerSymbolsFolder $containerSymbolsFolder
+            $CopySymbolsFromContainer = $false
+        }
     }
 
 } | ForEach-Object { Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "`nCreating container took $([int]$_.TotalSeconds) seconds" }
@@ -1324,13 +1338,9 @@ Measure-Command {
     $missingAppDependencies | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "- $_" }
     $Parameters = @{
         "missingDependencies" = @($unknownAppDependencies | Where-Object { $missingAppDependencies -contains "$_".Split(':')[0] })
+        "appSymbolsFolder" = $packagesFolder
     }
-    if ($useCompilerFolder -or $filesOnly) {
-        $Parameters += @{
-            "appSymbolsFolder" = $packagesFolder
-        }
-    }
-    else {
+    if (!($useCompilerFolder -or $filesOnly)) {
         $Parameters += @{
             "containerName" = $containerName
             "tenant" = $tenant
@@ -1477,13 +1487,9 @@ Measure-Command {
     $missingTestAppDependencies | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "- $_" }
     $Parameters = @{
         "missingDependencies" = @($unknownTestAppDependencies | Where-Object { $missingTestAppDependencies -contains "$_".Split(':')[0] })
+        "appSymbolsFolder" = $packagesFolder
     }
-    if ($useCompilerFolder -or $filesOnly) {
-        $Parameters += @{
-            "appSymbolsFolder" = $packagesFolder
-        }
-    }
-    else {
+    if (!($useCompilerFolder -or $filesOnly)) {
         $Parameters += @{
             "containerName" = $containerName
             "tenant" = $tenant
@@ -1656,13 +1662,9 @@ Measure-Command {
     $missingTestAppDependencies | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "- $_" }
     $Parameters = @{
         "missingDependencies" = @($unknownTestAppDependencies | Where-Object { $missingTestAppDependencies -contains "$_".Split(':')[0] })
+        "appSymbolsFolder" = $packagesFolder
     }
-    if ($useCompilerFolder -or $filesOnly) {
-        $Parameters += @{
-            "appSymbolsFolder" = $packagesFolder
-        }
-    }
-    else {
+    if (!($useCompilerFolder -or $filesOnly)) {
         $Parameters += @{
             "containerName" = $containerName
             "tenant" = $tenant
diff --git a/HelperFunctions.ps1 b/HelperFunctions.ps1
index f9cfac2a4..b16873758 100644
--- a/HelperFunctions.ps1
+++ b/HelperFunctions.ps1
@@ -1354,3 +1354,44 @@ function Write-GroupEnd {
         $bcContainerHelperConfig.IsAzureDevOps { Write-Host "##[endgroup]"; break }
     }
 }
+
+function CopySymbolsFromContainer {
+    Param(
+        [string] $containerName,
+        [string] $containerSymbolsFolder
+    )
+
+    Invoke-ScriptInBcContainer -containerName $containerName -scriptblock { Param($appSymbolsFolder)
+        if (Test-Path "C:\Extensions\*.app") {
+            $paths = @(
+                "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\*\AL Development Environment\System.app"
+                "C:\Extensions\*.app"
+            )
+        }
+        else {
+            $paths = @(
+                "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\*\AL Development Environment\System.app"
+                "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_Application_*.app,C:\Applications\Application\Source\Microsoft_Application.app"
+                "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_Base Application_*.app,C:\Applications\BaseApp\Source\Microsoft_Base Application.app"
+                "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_System Application_*.app,C:\Applications\System Application\source\Microsoft_System Application.app"
+                "C:\Applications.*\Microsoft_Business Foundation_*.app,C:\Applications\BusinessFoundation\source\Microsoft_Business Foundation.app"
+            )
+        }
+        $paths | ForEach-Object {
+            $appFiles = $_.Split(',')
+            $appFile = ""
+            if (Test-Path -Path $appFiles[0]) {
+                $appFile = $appFiles[0]
+            }
+            elseif (Test-Path -path $appFiles[1]) {
+                $appFile = $appFiles[1]
+            }
+            if ($appFile) {
+                Get-Item -Path $appFile | ForEach-Object {
+                    Write-Host "Copying $([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($_.FullName)) from Container"
+                    Copy-Item -Path $_.FullName -Destination $appSymbolsFolder -Force
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } -argumentList $containerSymbolsFolder
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NuGet/Publish-BcNuGetPackageToContainer.ps1 b/NuGet/Publish-BcNuGetPackageToContainer.ps1
index 9ff662138..6f6d8186f 100644
--- a/NuGet/Publish-BcNuGetPackageToContainer.ps1
+++ b/NuGet/Publish-BcNuGetPackageToContainer.ps1
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Function Publish-BcNuGetPackageToContainer {
         [string] $environment,
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
         [string] $tenant = "default",
+        [string] $appSymbolsFolder = "",
         [string] $copyInstalledAppsToFolder = "",
         [switch] $skipVerification
     )
@@ -80,7 +81,12 @@ Function Publish-BcNuGetPackageToContainer {
     New-Item $tmpFolder -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
     try {
         if (Download-BcNuGetPackageToFolder -nuGetServerUrl $nuGetServerUrl -nuGetToken $nuGetToken -packageName $packageName -version $version -appSymbolsFolder $tmpFolder -installedApps $installedApps -installedPlatform $installedPlatform -installedCountry $installedCountry -verbose:($VerbosePreference -eq 'Continue') -select $select) {
-            $appFiles = Get-Item -Path (Join-Path $tmpFolder '*.app') | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
+            $appFiles = Get-Item -Path (Join-Path $tmpFolder '*.app') | ForEach-Object {
+                if ($appSymbolsFolder) {
+                    Copy-Item -Path $_.FullName -Destination $appSymbolsFolder -Force
+                }
+                $_.FullName
+            }
             Publish-BcContainerApp -containerName $containerName -bcAuthContext $bcAuthContext -environment $environment -tenant $tenant -appFile $appFiles -sync -install -upgrade -checkAlreadyInstalled -skipVerification -copyInstalledAppsToFolder $copyInstalledAppsToFolder
         }
         else {