diff --git a/docs/pipelines/ecosystems/dotnet-core.md b/docs/pipelines/ecosystems/dotnet-core.md
index bc854333b97..832629f48c7 100644
--- a/docs/pipelines/ecosystems/dotnet-core.md
+++ b/docs/pipelines/ecosystems/dotnet-core.md
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ To run tests and publish code coverage with Coverlet, do the following tasks:
     displayName: 'dotnet build'
     inputs:
       command: 'build'
-      configuration: $(buildConfiguration)
+      arguments: '--configuration $(buildConfiguration)'
     
   - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
     displayName: 'dotnet test'