diff --git a/scripts/new-dotnet-api-app.sh b/scripts/new-dotnet-api-app.sh
index 7fc27ea..9785ca6 100755
--- a/scripts/new-dotnet-api-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/new-dotnet-api-app.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if [ -z "$APP_ID" ]; then
 fi
 
 APP_DIR="$WORKSPACE_DIR/$APP_ID"
+TARGET_DIR="$APP_DIR"
 TOOLS_DIR="$WORKSPACE_DIR/appfactory-tools"
 PROJECT_NAME="$(python3 - "$APP_ID" <<'PY'
 import re, sys