diff --git a/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/MultiTargetMatrix.fsx b/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/MultiTargetMatrix.fsx
index fb8f5a7269e..7f90ee19659 100644
--- a/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/MultiTargetMatrix.fsx
+++ b/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/MultiTargetMatrix.fsx
@@ -25,23 +25,29 @@ module Helpers =
         run compilerPath ["-o:consumer.exe"; "--noframework"; sprintf "\"-r:%s\"" runtime; "-r:author.dll"; source]
 
     let private consumerRunFsi fsiPath source =
+        let localFSharpCore = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "FSharp.Core.dll")
+        if File.Exists(localFSharpCore) then
+            File.Delete(localFSharpCore)
         run fsiPath ["--exec"; source]
 
+    /// gets the version of the assembly at the specified path
+    let getVer dllPath =
+        let asm = Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom(dllPath)
+        asm.GetName().Version.ToString()
+
     // runs the consumer EXE, handling binding redirects automatically
-    let private consumerRunExe redirectVer =
+    let private consumerRunExe consumerRuntime = 
         if File.Exists("consumer.exe.config") then
             File.Delete("consumer.exe.config")
-
+            
+        let redirectVer = getVer consumerRuntime
         let content = File.ReadAllText("consumer.exe.config.txt").Replace("{ver}", redirectVer)
-        File.WriteAllText("consumer.exe.config", content)    
+        File.WriteAllText("consumer.exe.config", content)
+        
+        File.Copy(consumerRuntime, Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "FSharp.Core.dll"), true)
 
         run "consumer.exe" []
 
-    /// gets the version of the assembly at the specified path
-    let getVer dllPath =
-        let asm = Assembly.ReflectionOnlyLoadFrom(dllPath)
-        asm.GetName().Version.ToString()
-
     /// runs through the end-to-end scenario of
     ///  - Author uses [authorComiler] to build DLL targeting [authorRuntime] with source [authorSource]
     ///  - Consumer uses [consumerCompiler] to build EXE ref'ing above DLL, building EXE targeting [consumerRuntime] with source [consumerSource]
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ module Helpers =
     let testExe authorCompiler authorRuntime consumerCompiler consumerRuntime authorSource consumerSource =
         authorCompile authorCompiler authorRuntime authorSource
         consumerCompile consumerCompiler consumerRuntime consumerSource
-        consumerRunExe (getVer consumerRuntime)
+        consumerRunExe consumerRuntime
 
     /// runs through the end-to-end scenario of
     ///  - Author uses [authorComiler] to build DLL targeting [authorRuntime] with source [authorSource]
diff --git a/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/env.lst b/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/env.lst
index dab52c34075..0bc5f2de1aa 100644
--- a/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/env.lst
+++ b/tests/fsharpqa/Source/MultiTargeting/env.lst
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ NOMONO	SOURCE=E_BadPathToFSharpCore.fsx             SCFLAGS="--noframework -r %W
 # FSharp.Core is checked in for this test to verify a particular error message related to it. It shouldn't be accidentally picked up by other tests since it isn't in the working directory for them
 NOMONO	SOURCE=E_UseBinaryIncompatibleLibrary.fs     SCFLAGS="--noframework -r ..\\Common\\FSharp.Core.dll"	# E_UseBinaryIncompatibleLibrary.fs
 
-ReqOpen	SOURCE=dummy.fs  POSTCMD="\$FSI_PIPE --nologo --quiet --exec .\\MultiTargetMatrix.fsx   QuotedCommaTypeName_author.fs QuotedCommaTypeName_consumer.fsx 0,8"		#  QuotedCommaTypeName
+ReqOpen	SOURCE=dummy.fs  POSTCMD="\$FSI_PIPE --nologo --quiet --exec .\\MultiTargetMatrix.fsx   QuotedCommaTypeName_author.fs QuotedCommaTypeName_consumer.fsx"		#  QuotedCommaTypeName
 ReqOpen	SOURCE=dummy.fs  POSTCMD="\$FSI_PIPE --nologo --quiet --exec .\\MultiTargetMatrix.fsx   InlineCoreResource_author.fs InlineCoreResource_consumer.fsx"		#  InlineCoreResource
 ReqOpen	SOURCE=dummy.fs  POSTCMD="\$FSI_PIPE --nologo --quiet --exec .\\MultiTargetMatrix.fsx   OptimizedForLoops_author.fs OptimizedForLoops_consumer.fsx"		#  OptimizedForLoops
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