diff --git a/lib/installer.js b/lib/installer.js
index 5cf9a839b..73bded042 100644
--- a/lib/installer.js
+++ b/lib/installer.js
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class DotnetCoreInstaller {
             else {
                 console.log('Using cached tool');
             }
+            // Need to set this so that .NET Core global tools find the right locations.
+            core.exportVariable('DOTNET_ROOT', path.join(toolPath, '../..'));
             // Prepend the tools path. instructs the agent to prepend for future tasks
             core.addPath(toolPath);
         });
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 7016be94c..4e620e18b 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
       console.log('Using cached tool');
     }
 
+    // Need to set this so that .NET Core global tools find the right locations.
+    core.exportVariable('DOTNET_ROOT', path.join(toolPath, '../..'));
+
     // Prepend the tools path. instructs the agent to prepend for future tasks
     core.addPath(toolPath);
   }
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
       this.version,
       this.arch
     );
+
     console.log('Successfully installed', this.version);
     return cachedDir;
   }