diff --git a/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj b/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj
index 5643f98..96f705d 100644
--- a/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <Content Remove="ClientApp\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+<!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
   <Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') ">
     <!-- In development, the dist files won't exist on the first run or when cloning to
          a different machine, so rebuild them if not already present. -->
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js" />
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js" />
   </Target>
-  
+<!--/+:cnd:noEmit -->
+
   <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
     <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
     <Exec Command="npm install" />
diff --git a/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj b/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj
index 9d33955..4fd7951 100644
--- a/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.0-*" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+<!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
   <Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') ">
     <!-- In development, the dist files won't exist on the first run or when cloning to
          a different machine, so rebuild them if not already present. -->
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js" />
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js" />
   </Target>
-  
+<!--/+:cnd:noEmit -->
+
   <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
     <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
     <Exec Command="npm install" />
diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj b/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj
index 9d33955..4fd7951 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.0-*" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+<!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
   <Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') ">
     <!-- In development, the dist files won't exist on the first run or when cloning to
          a different machine, so rebuild them if not already present. -->
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js" />
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js" />
   </Target>
-  
+<!--/+:cnd:noEmit -->
+
   <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
     <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
     <Exec Command="npm install" />
diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj
index 5643f98..96f705d 100644
--- a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <Content Remove="ClientApp\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+<!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
   <Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') ">
     <!-- In development, the dist files won't exist on the first run or when cloning to
          a different machine, so rebuild them if not already present. -->
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js" />
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js" />
   </Target>
-  
+<!--/+:cnd:noEmit -->
+
   <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
     <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
     <Exec Command="npm install" />
diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj b/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj
index 9d33955..4fd7951 100644
--- a/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.0-*" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+<!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
   <Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') ">
     <!-- In development, the dist files won't exist on the first run or when cloning to
          a different machine, so rebuild them if not already present. -->
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js" />
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js" />
   </Target>
-  
+<!--/+:cnd:noEmit -->
+
   <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
     <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
     <Exec Command="npm install" />
diff --git a/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj b/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj
index 9d33955..4fd7951 100644
--- a/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.0-*" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+<!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
   <Target Name="DebugRunWebpack" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('wwwroot\dist') ">
     <!-- In development, the dist files won't exist on the first run or when cloning to
          a different machine, so rebuild them if not already present. -->
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js" />
     <Exec Command="node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js" />
   </Target>
-  
+<!--/+:cnd:noEmit -->
+
   <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
     <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
     <Exec Command="npm install" />