diff --git a/UpdatePublishedVersions.ps1 b/UpdatePublishedVersions.ps1
index ceaff8621bec..cef54e535030 100644
--- a/UpdatePublishedVersions.ps1
+++ b/UpdatePublishedVersions.ps1
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ param(
     # A pattern matching all packages in the set that the versions repository should be set to.
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$nupkgPath)
 
+& "$PSScriptRoot\init-tools.cmd"
 & "$PSScriptRoot\dotnet.cmd" msbuild /nologo /verbosity:minimal /clp:Summary /nodeReuse:false `
     /l:BinClashLogger,Tools/Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.dll`;LogFile=binclash.log `
     /p:RestoreDefaultOptimizationDataPackage=false `
diff --git a/build-test.sh b/build-test.sh
index 2b9635de478b..a6569cb8dd9b 100755
--- a/build-test.sh
+++ b/build-test.sh
@@ -994,7 +994,8 @@ fi
 # init the target distro name
 initTargetDistroRid
 
-# Override tool directory
+# Restore Build Tools
+source $__ProjectRoot/init-tools.sh
 
 if [[ (-z "$__GenerateLayoutOnly") && (-z "$__GenerateTestHostOnly") && (-z "$__BuildTestWrappersOnly") ]]; then
     build_Tests
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index f98bc3e95300..81d6610cb8c0 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ restore_optdata()
         # Parse the optdata package versions out of msbuild so that we can pass them on to CMake
         local DotNetCli="$__ProjectRoot/.dotnet/dotnet"
         if [ ! -f $DotNetCli ]; then
-            source "$__ProjectRoot/init-tools.sh"
+            source "$__ProjectRoot/init-dotnet.sh"
             if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-                echo "Failed to restore buildtools."
+                echo "Failed to install dotnet."
                 exit 1
             fi
         fi
diff --git a/dotnet.cmd b/dotnet.cmd
index afb3f5a50db2..d3cfa14863fc 100644
--- a/dotnet.cmd
+++ b/dotnet.cmd
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ set DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=0
 :: Disable first run since we do not need all ASP.NET packages restored.
 set DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=1
 
-:: Restore the Tools directory
-call %~dp0init-tools.cmd
+REM :: Install dotnet
+call %~dp0\init-dotnet.cmd
 if NOT [%ERRORLEVEL%]==[0] (
-  exit /b 1
+  exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 )
 
 pushd %~dp0
diff --git a/dotnet.sh b/dotnet.sh
index 479d6be82c4a..82ca63a5b88a 100755
--- a/dotnet.sh
+++ b/dotnet.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP=0
 # Disable first run since we want to control all package sources
 export DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=1
 
-echo "Running init-tools.sh"
-source $working_tree_root/init-tools.sh
+echo "Running init-dotnet.sh"
+source $working_tree_root/init-dotnet.sh
 
 dotnet=$working_tree_root/.dotnet/dotnet
 
diff --git a/init-dotnet.cmd b/init-dotnet.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad70b4c42af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-dotnet.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@if not defined _echo @echo off
+setlocal
+
+echo Installing dotnet using Arcade...
+set PS_DOTNET_INSTALL_SCRIPT=". %~dp0eng\configure-toolset.ps1; . %~dp0eng\common\tools.ps1; InitializeBuildTool"
+echo running: powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command %PS_DOTNET_INSTALL_SCRIPT%
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command %PS_DOTNET_INSTALL_SCRIPT%
+if NOT [%ERRORLEVEL%] == [0] (
+  echo Failed to install dotnet using Arcade.
+  exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
+)
+
+exit /b 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/init-dotnet.sh b/init-dotnet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7ac32bad74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init-dotnet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+__scriptpath=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P)
+
+echo "Installing dotnet using Arcade..."
+
+source $__scriptpath/eng/configure-toolset.sh
+source $__scriptpath/eng/common/tools.sh
+
+InitializeBuildTool
+
+if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to install dotnet using Arcade"
+    exit $?
+fi
diff --git a/init-tools.cmd b/init-tools.cmd
index 4390b2637aaf..32634ece1208 100644
--- a/init-tools.cmd
+++ b/init-tools.cmd
@@ -71,11 +71,8 @@ echo "init-tools.cmd: Setting arch to %_Arch% for build tools"
 
 :ArchSet
 
-echo Installing dotnet cli...
-set PS_DOTNET_INSTALL_SCRIPT=". %~dp0eng\configure-toolset.ps1; . %~dp0eng\common\tools.ps1; InitializeBuildTool"
 if NOT exist "%DOTNET_CMD%" (
-  echo running: powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command %PS_DOTNET_INSTALL_SCRIPT%
-  powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command %PS_DOTNET_INSTALL_SCRIPT%
+  call %~dp0init-dotnet.cmd
   if NOT exist "%DOTNET_CMD%" (
     echo ERROR: Could not install dotnet cli correctly. 1>&2
     goto :error
diff --git a/init-tools.sh b/init-tools.sh
index 6de204a50a70..42bbc0972ff8 100755
--- a/init-tools.sh
+++ b/init-tools.sh
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ esac
 __PKG_RID=$__PKG_RID-$__PKG_ARCH
 
 if [ ! -e "$__DOTNET_CMD" ]; then
-    source $__scriptpath/eng/configure-toolset.sh
-    source $__scriptpath/eng/common/tools.sh
-
-    InitializeBuildTool
-
+    source $__scriptpath/init-dotnet.sh
     if [ ! -e "$__DOTNET_CMD" ]; then
         echo "ERROR: Ensure arcade dotnet install did not install dotnet at $__DOTNET_CMD"
         exit 1