diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj
index c9876e47..837d7e87 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/SPTarkov.Server.Core.csproj
@@ -48,15 +48,11 @@
     />
   </Target>
   <!--  Generates the ProgramStatics class with the build information -->
-  <Target Name="GenerateProgramStatics" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild;BeforeCompile;CoreCompile">
+  <Target Name="GenerateProgramStatics" BeforeTargets="CollectPackageReferences;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"
     />
-    <!-- This is necessary to force MSBuild to look for this file before compilation-->
-    <ItemGroup Condition="'@(Compile)' == '' OR !@(Compile-&gt;AnyHaveMetadataValue('Identity', 'Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs'))">
-      <Compile Include="Utils/ProgramStatics.Generated.cs" />
-    </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 </Project>