diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj
index efdbc138..839b2e9e 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@
     />
   </Target>
   <!--  Generates the ProgramStatics class with the build information -->
-  <Target Name="GenerateProgramStatics" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild">
+  <Target Name="GenerateProgramStatics" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile">
     <WriteLinesToFile
       File="Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs"
       Lines="// &lt;auto-generated /&gt;&#xD;&#xA;// This file is automatically generated. Do not modify manually.&#xD;&#xA;// Any changes made to this file will be overwritten during the build process.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Enums%3B&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils%3B&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;public static partial class ProgramStatics&#xD;&#xA;{&#xD;&#xA;    private static string SptVersion { get%3B } = &quot;$(SptVersion)&quot;%3B&#xD;&#xA;    private static string Commit { get%3B } = &quot;$(SptCommit)&quot;%3B&#xD;&#xA;    private static double BuildTime { get%3B } = $(SptBuildTime)%3B&#xD;&#xA;    private static EntryType BuildType { get%3B } = EntryType.$(SptBuildType)%3B&#xD;&#xA;}&#xD;&#xA;"
       Overwrite="true"
     />
   </Target>
+  <!-- This is necessary to force MSBuild to look for this file after CoreCompile generated it-->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be9b685..00000000
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// <auto-generated />
-// This file is automatically generated. Do not modify manually.
-// Any changes made to this file will be overwritten during the build process.
-
-using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Enums;
-
-namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils;
-
-public static partial class ProgramStatics
-{
-    private static string SptVersion { get; } = "4.0.0";
-    private static string Commit { get; } = "a12b34";
-    private static double BuildTime { get; } = 0000000000;
-    private static EntryType BuildType { get; } = EntryType.LOCAL;
-}