diff --git a/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj b/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
index 67b1eb4b..8ccabf33 100644
--- a/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
+++ b/TShockLauncher/TShockLauncher.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="BCrypt.Net-Next" Version="4.0.3" />
 		<PackageReference Include="MySql.Data" Version="8.0.30" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="6.0.8" />
-		<PackageReference Include="ModFramework" Version="1.1.0-alpha" />
+		<PackageReference Include="ModFramework" Version="1.1.0-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" /> <!-- only used to extract out to ./bin. -->
 
 		<!-- the launcher doesnt need the direct OTAPI reference, but since PackageReference[ExcludeFromSingleFile] doesnt work, exclude the assets and copy manually -->
 		<PackageReference Include="OTAPI.Upcoming" Version="3.1.1-alpha" ExcludeAssets="all" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 			<ExcludeFromSingleFile>true</ExcludeFromSingleFile>
 		</None>
+		<None Include="$(PkgModFramework)\lib\net6.0\ModFramework.dll">
+		  <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+		  <ExcludeFromSingleFile>true</ExcludeFromSingleFile>
+		</None>
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<Target Name="CreateServerPlugins" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent;Publish">