diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
index 1ce63471..5a8d94ce 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ variables:
     value: 'src/Server-Managers.sln'
   - name: ProjectFile
     value: 'src/$(ApplicationName)/$(ApplicationName).csproj'
+  - name: BuildPlatform
+    value: AnyCPU
+  - name: BuildConfiguration
+    value: Release
+  - name: PublishFolder
+    value: publish
 
 steps:
 - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
@@ -52,8 +58,8 @@ steps:
 - task: VSBuild@1
   displayName: 'Build $(ApplicationName) Project'
   inputs:
-    solution: '$(Parameters.project)'
-    msbuildArgs: '/t:publish /p:PublishDir="$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/a/"'
+    solution: '$(ProjectFile)'
+    msbuildArgs: '/t:publish /p:PublishDir="$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\"'
     platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
     configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
     clean: true
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ steps:
      src/$(ApplicationName)/VersionFeedBeta.xml
      src/$(ApplicationName)/Art\favicon.ico
      src/$(ApplicationName)/Globalization\en-US\en-US.xaml
-    TargetFolder: '$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)'
+    TargetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
     OverWrite: true
     flattenFolders: true
     preserveTimestamp: true
@@ -75,6 +81,6 @@ steps:
 - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
   displayName: 'Publish Artifacts'
   inputs:
-    PathtoPublish: '$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)'
+    PathtoPublish: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
     ArtifactName: '$(PublishFolder)'
   condition: succeededOrFailed()