diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Eventing/IEventEmitterExtensions.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Eventing/IEventEmitterExtensions.cs
index ef2d19fc37..aeb2dfd816 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Eventing/IEventEmitterExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Eventing/IEventEmitterExtensions.cs
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ public static void UnresolvedDepdendencies(this IEventEmitter emitter, string pr
         }
 
         public static void ProjectInformation(this IEventEmitter emitter,
-                                              HashedString projectGuid,
-                                              IEnumerable<HashedString> targetFrameworks,
+                                              HashedString projectId,
+                                              IEnumerable<string> targetFrameworks,
                                               IEnumerable<HashedString> references,
                                               IEnumerable<HashedString> fileExtensions)
         {
             var projectConfiguration = new ProjectConfigurationMessage()
             {
-                TargetFrameworks = targetFrameworks.Select(hashed => hashed.Value),
-                ProjectGuid = projectGuid.Value,
+                TargetFrameworks = targetFrameworks,
+                ProjectId = projectId.Value,
                 References = references.Select(hashed => hashed.Value),
                 FileExtensions = fileExtensions.Select(hashed => hashed.Value)
             };
diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Models/Events/ProjectConfigurationMessage.cs b/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Models/Events/ProjectConfigurationMessage.cs
index df0707ba78..dce44dcf0e 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Models/Events/ProjectConfigurationMessage.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.Abstractions/Models/Events/ProjectConfigurationMessage.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace OmniSharp.Models.Events
 {
     public class ProjectConfigurationMessage
     {
-        public string ProjectGuid { get; set; }
+        public string ProjectId { get; set; }
         public IEnumerable<string> TargetFrameworks { get; set; }
         public IEnumerable<string> References { get; set; }
         public IEnumerable<string> FileExtensions { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoadListener.cs b/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoadListener.cs
index c4aa6fe415..618391fe1b 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoadListener.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoadListener.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public void ProjectLoaded(ProjectLoadedEventArgs args)
         {
             try
             {
-                var projectGuid = GetProjectId(args);
-                var hashedTargetFrameworks = GetHashedTargetFrameworks(args.ProjectInstance);
+                var projectId = GetProjectId(args);
+                var targetFrameworks = GetTargetFrameworks(args.ProjectInstance);
 
                 if (args.References == null)
                 {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void ProjectLoaded(ProjectLoadedEventArgs args)
                 var hashedReferences = GetHashedReferences(args);
                 var hashedFileExtensions = GetUniqueHashedFileExtensions(args);
 
-                _eventEmitter.ProjectInformation(projectGuid, hashedTargetFrameworks, hashedReferences, hashedFileExtensions);
+                _eventEmitter.ProjectInformation(projectId, targetFrameworks, hashedReferences, hashedFileExtensions);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private static IEnumerable<HashedString> GetHashedReferences(ProjectLoadedEventA
         }
 
         // Internal for testing
-        internal static IEnumerable<HashedString> GetHashedTargetFrameworks(ProjectInstance projectInstance)
+        internal static IEnumerable<string> GetTargetFrameworks(ProjectInstance projectInstance)
         {
             var targetFrameworks = projectInstance.GetPropertyValue(TargetFrameworks);
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(targetFrameworks))
@@ -96,11 +96,10 @@ internal static IEnumerable<HashedString> GetHashedTargetFrameworks(ProjectInsta
             {
                 return targetFrameworks.Split(';')
                     .Where(tfm => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tfm))
-                    .Select(tfm => tfm.ToLower())
-                    .Select(_tfmAndFileHashingAlgorithm.HashInput);
+                    .Select(tfm => tfm.ToLower());
             }
 
-            return new List<HashedString>();
+            return new List<string>();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/OmniSharp.MSBuild.Tests/ProjectLoadListenerTests.cs b/tests/OmniSharp.MSBuild.Tests/ProjectLoadListenerTests.cs
index c35449252b..6255614527 100644
--- a/tests/OmniSharp.MSBuild.Tests/ProjectLoadListenerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/OmniSharp.MSBuild.Tests/ProjectLoadListenerTests.cs
@@ -37,15 +37,14 @@ public void GetTargetFramework_ReturnsTargetFramework()
             // Arrange
 
             const string targetFramework = "net461";
-            var expectedTFM = GetHashedTargetFramework(targetFramework);
             var projectInstance = new ProjectInstance(ProjectRootElement.Create());
             projectInstance.SetProperty(ProjectLoadListener.TargetFramework, targetFramework);
 
             // Act
-            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetHashedTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
+            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(expectedTFM, tfm.First().Value);
+            Assert.Equal(targetFramework, tfm.First());
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -53,15 +52,14 @@ public void GetTargetFramework_NoTFM_ReturnsTargetFrameworkVersion()
         {
             // Arrange
             const string targetFramework = "v4.6.1";
-            var expectedTFM = GetHashedTargetFramework(targetFramework);
             var projectInstance = new ProjectInstance(ProjectRootElement.Create());
             projectInstance.SetProperty(ProjectLoadListener.TargetFrameworkVersion, targetFramework);
 
             // Act
-            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetHashedTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
+            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(expectedTFM, tfm.First().Value);
+            Assert.Equal(targetFramework, tfm.First());
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -69,16 +67,15 @@ public void GetTargetFramework_PrioritizesTargetFrameworkOverVersion()
         {
             // Arrange
             const string targetFramework = "v4.6.1";
-            var expectedTFM = GetHashedTargetFramework(targetFramework);
             var projectInstance = new ProjectInstance(ProjectRootElement.Create());
             projectInstance.SetProperty(ProjectLoadListener.TargetFramework, targetFramework);
             projectInstance.SetProperty(ProjectLoadListener.TargetFrameworkVersion, "Unexpected");
 
             // Act
-            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetHashedTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
+            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(expectedTFM, tfm.First().Value);
+            Assert.Equal(targetFramework, tfm.First());
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ public void GetTargetFramework_NoTFM_ReturnsEmpty()
             var projectInstance = new ProjectInstance(ProjectRootElement.Create());
 
             // Act
-            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetHashedTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
+            var tfm = ProjectLoadListener.GetTargetFrameworks(projectInstance);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Empty(tfm);
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ public void GetTargetFramework_NoTFM_ReturnsEmpty()
         public async Task The_target_framework_is_emitted()
         {
             // Arrange
-            var expectedTFM = GetHashedTargetFramework("netcoreapp2.1");
+            var expectedTFM = "netcoreapp2.1";
             var messages = new List<ProjectConfigurationMessage>();
             var emitter = new ProjectLoadTestEventEmitter(messages);
 
@@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ public async Task If_there_is_a_solution_file_the_project_guid_present_in_it_is_
             {
                 var expectedGuid = "A4C2694D-AEB4-4CB1-8951-5290424EF883".ToLower();
                 Assert.Single(messages);
-                Assert.Equal(messages[0].ProjectGuid, expectedGuid);
+                Assert.Equal(messages[0].ProjectId, expectedGuid);
             }
         }
 
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ public async Task If_there_is_no_solution_file_the_hash_of_project_file_content_
                 var projectFileContent = File.ReadAllText(Directory.GetFiles(testProject.Directory, "*.csproj").Single());
                 var expectedGuid = GetHashedReference($"Filename: HelloWorld.csproj\n{projectFileContent}");
                 Assert.Single(messages);
-                Assert.Equal(messages[0].ProjectGuid, expectedGuid);
+                Assert.Equal(messages[0].ProjectId, expectedGuid);
             }
         }
 
@@ -205,8 +202,8 @@ public async Task If_there_are_multiple_target_frameworks_they_are_emitted()
                 Assert.Single(messages);
                 var tfm = messages[0].TargetFrameworks.ToArray();
                 Assert.Equal(2, tfm.Count());
-                Assert.Equal(tfm[0], GetHashedTargetFramework("netstandard1.3"));
-                Assert.Equal(tfm[1], GetHashedTargetFramework("netstandard2.0"));
+                Assert.Equal("netstandard1.3", tfm[0]);
+                Assert.Equal("netstandard2.0",tfm[1]);
             }
         }
 
@@ -232,11 +229,6 @@ public async Task The_hashed_references_of_the_source_files_are_emitted()
             }
         }
 
-        private string GetHashedTargetFramework(string targetFramework)
-        {
-            return _tfmAndFileHashingAlgorithm.HashInput(targetFramework).Value;
-        }
-
         private string GetHashedFileExtension(string fileExtension)
         {
             return _tfmAndFileHashingAlgorithm.HashInput(fileExtension).Value;