diff --git a/src/AP.VersionBuild.targets b/src/AP.VersionBuild.targets
index 85737c4e1..81b1e3a9a 100644
--- a/src/AP.VersionBuild.targets
+++ b/src/AP.VersionBuild.targets
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" 
+  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
 
   <!-- Register our task that as something to run before standard build target -->
   <Target Name="APVersionBeforeBuild" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="pwsh –NonInteractive -noprofile $(ProjectDir)../git_version.ps1 -configuration $(Configuration) -self_contained $(SelfContained) -runtime_identifier $(RuntimeIdentifier)"
-        ConsoleToMSBuild="True"
-        EchoOff="false"
-        StandardOutputImportance="low" >
-       <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" ItemName="VersionMetadata"  />
+    <!-- <Message Text="[APVersionBeforeBuild] Debug: $(RuntimeIdentifier)" Importance="High" /> -->
+    <Exec Command="pwsh –NonInteractive -noprofile $(ProjectDir)../git_version.ps1 -configuration $(Configuration) -self_contained $(SelfContained) -runtime_identifier '$(RuntimeIdentifier)'" ConsoleToMSBuild="True" EchoOff="false" StandardOutputImportance="low">
+      <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" ItemName="VersionMetadata" />
     </Exec>
-    <Message Text="[APVersionBeforeBuild] %(VersionMetadata.Indentity)" Importance="High" />
+    <!-- <Message Text="[APVersionBeforeBuild] %(VersionMetadata.Identity)" Importance="High" /> -->
     <!-- batch through returned metadata, then use ✨MAGIC✨ to convert subexpression to string, then split on key/value -->
     <!-- and finally create each property -->
     <CreateProperty Value="$([System.String]::Copy(`%(VersionMetadata.Identity)`).Split('=')[1].Trim())">
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@
     <Message Text="[APVersionBeforeBuild] BuildDate: $(BuildDate)" Importance="High" />
     <Message Text="[APVersionBeforeBuild] SelfContained: $(MsBuildSelfContained), Build RuntimeIdentifier:$(MsBuildRuntimeIdentifer)" Importance="High" />
     <Message Text="[APVersionBeforeBuild] git_version.ps1 stdout:    %(VersionMetadata.Identity)" Importance="High" Condition="$(GeneratedMetadata) == ''"/>
-
-    <Error Text="AP Version metadata generation failed. Check you have PowerShell 6+ &amp; Git installed and available on the system PATH."
-        Condition="$(GeneratedMetadata) == ''"/>
+    <Error Text="AP Version script failed to set MsBuildRuntimeIdentifer. This value is needed for correct function in compiled code" Condition="$(MsBuildRuntimeIdentifer) == '' And  $(SelfContained)" />
+    <Error Text="AP Version metadata generation failed. Check you have PowerShell 6+ &amp; Git installed and available on the system PATH." Condition="$(GeneratedMetadata) == ''"/>
   </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AssemblyMetadata.cs.template b/src/AssemblyMetadata.cs.template
index 8ff8f36d3..5748e0891 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyMetadata.cs.template
+++ b/src/AssemblyMetadata.cs.template
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace AnalysisPrograms
         public const string CiBuild = "${build_number}";
 
         public const bool CompiledAsSelfContained = ${self_contained};
-        public const string CompiledRuntimeIdentifer = "${runtime_identifer}";
+        public const string CompiledRuntimeIdentifer = "${runtime_identifier}";
         public const string CompiledConfiguration = "${configuration}";
 
         public static readonly Version Version = new Version("${version}");
diff --git a/src/git_version.ps1 b/src/git_version.ps1
index 4ff1d0e02..6880729cd 100644
--- a/src/git_version.ps1
+++ b/src/git_version.ps1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ param(
     
     [string]$configuration,
     [string]$self_contained,
-    [string]$runtime_indentifier
+    [string]$runtime_identifier
 )
 
 Push-Location
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ InformationalVersion=$informational_version
 GeneratedMetadata=$metadata_file
 CacheWarning=$cache_warning
 MsBuildSelfContained=$self_contained
-MsBuildRuntimeIdentifer=$runtime_identifer
+MsBuildRuntimeIdentifer=$runtime_identifier
 MsBuildConfiguration=$configuration
 "@