diff --git a/AS400API.csproj b/AS400API.csproj
index 6dd969a..8012c59 100644
--- a/AS400API.csproj
+++ b/AS400API.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <InvariantGlobalization>true</InvariantGlobalization>
+    <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);AS400API.Tests/**</DefaultItemExcludes>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- Package references -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Dapper" Version="2.1.28" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.5.0" />
@@ -14,7 +17,16 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="6.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Remove build/test/output from Content/None (safe for SDK-style projects) -->
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Remove="AS400API.Tests/**/*.cs" />
+    <Content Remove="bin/**;obj/**;out/**;TestResults/**;**/*.Tests/**;**/AS400API.Tests/**" />
+    <None Remove="bin/**;obj/**;out/**;TestResults/**;**/*.Tests/**;**/AS400API.Tests/**" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Update="appsettings*.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 61944e9..eab75b6 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pipeline {
           mkdir -p "${WORKSPACE}/.dotnet"
           curl -fsSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh -o dotnet-install.sh
           bash dotnet-install.sh --channel 9.0 --install-dir "${WORKSPACE}/.dotnet"
+          bash dotnet-install.sh --channel 8.0 --install-dir "${WORKSPACE}/.dotnet" 
 
           export PATH="${WORKSPACE}/.dotnet:${PATH}"
           dotnet --info
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ pipeline {
             --scan . \
             --out depcheck \
             --data "${DC_DATA}" \
-            --noupdate || true
+            --noupdate || true \
+            --disableAssembly   
         '''
       }
       post {