diff --git a/build/FLExBridge.proj b/build/FLExBridge.proj
index b5c61d60..ef17557a 100644
--- a/build/FLExBridge.proj
+++ b/build/FLExBridge.proj
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 		<WriteVersionInfoToBuildLog Condition="'$(WriteVersionInfoToBuildLog)' == ''">true</WriteVersionInfoToBuildLog>
 		<TeamCity Condition="'$(teamcity_version)' != ''">true</TeamCity>
 		<TeamCity Condition="'$(teamcity_version)' == ''">false</TeamCity>
+<!--		note this does not set the TargetFramework for the csproj files, it's just used as a variable to configure build paths-->
+		<TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == ''">net462</TargetFramework>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<Import Project="$(MSBuildTasksTargets)" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildTasksTargets)')"/>
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@
 		<MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)" Targets="TestOnly" Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);GetVersion=$(GetVersion);WriteVersionInfoToBuildLog=$(WriteVersionInfoToBuildLog)" Condition="$(RestartBuild)" />
 	</Target>
 
-	<Target Name="TestOnly" >
+	<Target Name="TestOnly">
 		<ItemGroup>
 			<TestAssemblies Include="$(RootDir)/output/$(Configuration)/$(TargetFramework)/*Tests.dll" />
 		</ItemGroup>