diff --git a/src/toolkit/Community.VisualStudio.Toolkit.Shared/Solution/PhysicalFile.cs b/src/toolkit/Community.VisualStudio.Toolkit.Shared/Solution/PhysicalFile.cs
index 110233f..a73fcc2 100644
--- a/src/toolkit/Community.VisualStudio.Toolkit.Shared/Solution/PhysicalFile.cs
+++ b/src/toolkit/Community.VisualStudio.Toolkit.Shared/Solution/PhysicalFile.cs
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ public async Task<bool> TrySetAttributeAsync(string name, object value)
                     return true;
                 }
             }
-            // Then write straight to project file
-            else if (hierarchy is IVsBuildPropertyStorage storage)
+
+            // If the property descriptor was not available, then write straight to the project file.
+            if (hierarchy is IVsBuildPropertyStorage storage)
             {
                 ErrorHandler.ThrowOnFailure(storage.SetItemAttribute(itemId, name, value?.ToString()));
                 return true;