diff --git a/generators/generator-bot-adaptive/generators/app/templates/dotnet/functions/botName.csproj b/generators/generator-bot-adaptive/generators/app/templates/dotnet/functions/botName.csproj
index fdecab2ad2..b6dfdd9b6d 100644
--- a/generators/generator-bot-adaptive/generators/app/templates/dotnet/functions/botName.csproj
+++ b/generators/generator-bot-adaptive/generators/app/templates/dotnet/functions/botName.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Update="local.settings.json">
       <CopyToPublishDirectory>Never</CopyToPublishDirectory>
-    </None>
+    </Content>
     <None Include="www/**/*.*">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>