diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/RunTestsApps/TestAppFullClr/Program.cs b/TestAssets/TestProjects/RunTestsApps/TestAppFullClr/Program.cs
index 1d00917a4..7d5689393 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/RunTestsApps/TestAppFullClr/Program.cs
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/RunTestsApps/TestAppFullClr/Program.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
     {
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("NET451");
+            Console.WriteLine("NET451, ARGS: " + args.Length);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-run/RunCommand.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-run/RunCommand.cs
index 5936c2d7a..f8f051da5 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-run/RunCommand.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-run/RunCommand.cs
@@ -124,11 +124,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Run
                 return result;
             }
 
-            // Add Nuget Packages Probing Path
-            var nugetPackagesRoot = _context.PackagesDirectory;
-            var probingPathArg = "--additionalprobingpath";
-            _args.Insert(0, nugetPackagesRoot);
-            _args.Insert(0, probingPathArg);
+            if (!_context.TargetFramework.IsDesktop())
+            {
+                // Add Nuget Packages Probing Path
+                var nugetPackagesRoot = _context.PackagesDirectory;
+                var probingPathArg = "--additionalprobingpath";
+                _args.Insert(0, nugetPackagesRoot);
+                _args.Insert(0, probingPathArg);
+            }
 
             // Now launch the output and give it the results
             var outputPaths = _context.GetOutputPaths(Configuration);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/RunCommand.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/RunCommand.cs
index ea832f1da..949801cc7 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/RunCommand.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/RunCommand.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities
             args = $"run {BuildArgs()} {args}";
             return base.Execute(args);
         }
+        public override CommandResult ExecuteWithCapturedOutput(string args = "")
+        {
+            args = $"run {BuildArgs()} {args}";
+            return base.ExecuteWithCapturedOutput(args);
+        }
 
         private string BuildArgs()
         {
diff --git a/test/dotnet-run.Tests/RunTests.cs b/test/dotnet-run.Tests/RunTests.cs
index 0ef74da61..b41ecce8b 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-run.Tests/RunTests.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-run.Tests/RunTests.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Run.Tests
             TestInstance instance = TestAssetsManager.CreateTestInstance(Path.Combine(RunTestsBase, "TestAppFullClr"))
                                                      .WithLockFiles()
                                                      .WithBuildArtifacts();
-            new RunCommand(instance.TestRoot).Execute().Should().Pass();
+            new RunCommand(instance.TestRoot).ExecuteWithCapturedOutput().Should().Pass().And.HaveStdOutContaining("NET451, ARGS: 0");
         }
 
         [Fact]