diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestWebAppSimple/TestWebAppSimple.csproj b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestWebAppSimple/TestWebAppSimple.csproj
index 0d5ffc364..00d4089f7 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestWebAppSimple/TestWebAppSimple.csproj
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestWebAppSimple/TestWebAppSimple.csproj
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="WriteVersionsFile" BeforeTargets="Restore">
+  <Target Name="WriteDefaultPatchVersionsFile" BeforeTargets="Restore">
+    <WriteLinesToFile
+      File="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/.DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1"
+      Lines="$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1)"
+      Overwrite="true"/>
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="WriteBundledVersionsFile" BeforeTargets="Restore">
     <WriteLinesToFile
       File="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/.BundledAspNetCoreVersion"
       Lines="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
       Overwrite="true"/>
   </Target>
-
+  
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/EndToEnd/GivenAspNetAppsResolveImplicitVersions.cs b/test/EndToEnd/GivenAspNetAppsResolveImplicitVersions.cs
index b62ee4862..0ace5344e 100644
--- a/test/EndToEnd/GivenAspNetAppsResolveImplicitVersions.cs
+++ b/test/EndToEnd/GivenAspNetAppsResolveImplicitVersions.cs
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ namespace EndToEnd
             var restoredVersion = GetAspNetCoreAppVersion(assetsFile, portable: true);
             restoredVersion.Should().NotBeNull();
 
-            restoredVersion.ToNormalizedString().Should().BeEquivalentTo(PinnedAspNetCoreImplicitVersion,
-                "The bundled aspnetcore versions set in Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props should be idenitical to the versions set in DependencyVersions.props." +
+            var bundledVersionPath = Path.Combine(projectDirectory, ".DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1");
+            var bundledVersion = File.ReadAllText(bundledVersionPath).Trim();
+
+            restoredVersion.ToNormalizedString().Should().BeEquivalentTo(bundledVersion,
+                "The bundled aspnetcore versions set in Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props should be identical to the versions generated." +
                 "Please update MSBuildExtensions.targets in this repo so these versions match.");
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ namespace EndToEnd
             var bundledVersion = File.ReadAllText(bundledVersionPath).Trim();
 
             restoredVersion.ToNormalizedString().Should().BeEquivalentTo(bundledVersion,
-                "The bundled aspnetcore versions set in Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props should be idenitical to the versions set in DependencyVersions.props." +
+                "The bundled aspnetcore versions set in Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props should be identical to the versions set in DependencyVersions.props." +
                 "Please update MSBuildExtensions.targets in this repo so these versions match.");
         }