diff --git a/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode-publish.yml
index 1fb283f3..2a5e66d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode-publish.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./src
       - name: Build Language Server
         run: |
-          dotnet publish -c Release -r ${{ matrix.dotnet_runtime }} -o publish --self-contained
+          dotnet publish -c Release -r ${{ matrix.dotnet_runtime }} -o publish
         working-directory: ./src/language-server/Contextive.LanguageServer
       - name: Copy Language Server to VsCode Extension Folder
         run: mkdir -p ../../vscode/contextive/dist && cp publish/* ../../vscode/contextive/dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode.yml b/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode.yml
index 3c3bd754..e76de120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contextive-vscode.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ jobs:
           name: Language Server Tests ${{ runner.os }}
           path: "src/**/Contextive.*.Tests/TestResults/TestResults.*-${{ env.dotnet-version }}-${{ runner.os }}.xml"
           reporter: dotnet-trx 
+      - name: Publish Language Server
+        working-directory: ./src/language-server/Contextive.LanguageServer
+        run: |
+          dotnet publish -c Release -r ${{ matrix.dotnet_runtime }} -o publish
+      - name: Check Published Version
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        working-directory: ./src/language-server/Contextive.LanguageServer/publish
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          timeout -v 2 ./Contextive.LanguageServer
+          [ $? -eq 124 ]
       - name: Restore npm dependencies
         run: npm install
         working-directory: ./src/vscode/contextive