diff --git a/ServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric.sfproj b/ServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric.sfproj
index d5c721633..4f2e288a3 100644
--- a/ServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric.sfproj
+++ b/ServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric/eShopOnServiceFabric.sfproj
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-
+<Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" InitialTargets=";ValidateMSBuildFiles">
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>983eab84-65c5-4793-a300-08f97c791a15</ProjectGuid>
     <ProjectVersion>1.6</ProjectVersion>
     <MinToolsVersion>1.5</MinToolsVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -17,22 +16,25 @@
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="ApplicationPackageRoot\ApplicationManifest.xml" />
     <None Include="ApplicationParameters\Cloud.xml" />
     <None Include="ApplicationParameters\Local.1Node.xml" />
     <None Include="ApplicationParameters\Local.5Node.xml" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="PublishProfiles\Cloud.xml" />
     <None Include="PublishProfiles\Local.1Node.xml" />
     <None Include="PublishProfiles\Local.5Node.xml" />
     <None Include="Scripts\Deploy-FabricApplication.ps1" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
-  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ApplicationProjectTargetsPath>$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\Service Fabric Tools\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.ApplicationProject.targets</ApplicationProjectTargetsPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(ApplicationProjectTargetsPath)" Condition="Exists('$(ApplicationProjectTargetsPath)')"  />
-</Project>
+  <Import Project="$(ApplicationProjectTargetsPath)" Condition="Exists('$(ApplicationProjectTargetsPath)')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="ValidateMSBuildFiles">
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props')" Text="Unable to find the '..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.props' file. Please restore the 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild' Nuget package" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets')" Text="Unable to find the '..\..\packages\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild.1.6.0\build\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.Application.targets' file. Please restore the 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Fabric.MSBuild' Nuget package" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>
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