diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
index 19e67d08..4b514ede 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ stages:
           $applicationFileName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($applicationFile[0])
           $applicationFolder = "$($applicationFileName)_$($appVersionWithUnderscores)"
           $applicationFolder
-          
-          $appVersionWithUnderscores = $env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER.Replace('.', '_')
+
+          $appVersion = $env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER
+          $appVersionWithUnderscores = $appVersion.Replace('.', '_')
           $sourcePath = "$env:BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY/Application Files/$applicationFolder"
           $zipFile = "$env:BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY/latest.zip"