diff --git a/build.fsx b/build.fsx
index afc4cd1bfe..dd3661c675 100644
--- a/build.fsx
+++ b/build.fsx
@@ -188,9 +188,24 @@ Target "Build" (fun _ ->
 )
 
 
+let assertExitCodeZero x = 
+    if x = 0 then () else 
+    failwithf "Command failed with exit code %i" x
+
+let runCmdIn workDir exe = 
+    Printf.ksprintf (fun args -> 
+        Shell.Exec(exe, args, workDir) |> assertExitCodeZero)
+
+/// Execute a dotnet cli command
+let dotnet workDir = runCmdIn workDir "dotnet"
+
 Target "DotnetRestore" (fun _ ->
     netcoreFiles
     |> Seq.iter (fun proj ->
+        let dir = Path.GetDirectoryName proj
+        dotnet dir "restore"
+
+
         DotNetCli.Restore (fun c ->
             { c with
                 Project = proj
@@ -202,6 +217,10 @@ Target "DotnetRestore" (fun _ ->
 Target "DotnetBuild" (fun _ ->
     netcoreFiles
     |> Seq.iter (fun proj ->
+        let dir = Path.GetDirectoryName proj
+        dotnet dir "build"
+
+
         DotNetCli.Build (fun c ->
             { c with
                 Project = proj