diff --git a/BASE/Test/ServerTelemetryChannel.Test/TelemetryChannel.Tests/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProviderTest.cs b/BASE/Test/ServerTelemetryChannel.Test/TelemetryChannel.Tests/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProviderTest.cs
index e1fda669b..dc9d7b20d 100644
--- a/BASE/Test/ServerTelemetryChannel.Test/TelemetryChannel.Tests/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProviderTest.cs
+++ b/BASE/Test/ServerTelemetryChannel.Test/TelemetryChannel.Tests/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProviderTest.cs
@@ -155,19 +155,13 @@
         [TestCategory("WindowsOnly")]
         public void GetApplicationFolderReturnsSubfolderFromTempFolderIfLocalAppDataIsTooLong()
         {
-            string longDirectoryName = Path.Combine(this.testDirectory.FullName, new string('A', 500)); //Windows has a max directory length of 248 characters.
-
+            // For reasons i don't understand, DotNetCore is able to create longer directory names. I've increased the length of this test path to guarantee that it fails.
+            string longDirectoryName = Path.Combine(this.testDirectory.FullName, new string('A', 300)); //Windows has a max directory length of 248 characters.
             DirectoryInfo temp = this.CreateTestDirectory("Temp");
 
-            //TODO PRINT FULL FOLDER PATHS
-            //System.Console.WriteLine($"LocalAppData: {localAppData.FullName}");
-            System.Console.WriteLine($"LocalAppData: {longDirectoryName}");
-            System.Console.WriteLine($"Temp: {temp.FullName}");
-
             // Initialize ApplicationfolderProvider
             var environmentVariables = new Hashtable 
             { 
-                //{ "LOCALAPPDATA", localAppData.FullName },
                 { "LOCALAPPDATA", longDirectoryName },
                 { "TEMP", temp.FullName },
             };
@@ -176,12 +170,10 @@
 
             // Evaluate
             Assert.IsNotNull(applicationFolder);
-            Assert.IsFalse(Directory.Exists(longDirectoryName));
-            Assert.IsTrue(Directory.Exists(temp.FullName));
-            //Assert.AreEqual(0, localAppData.GetDirectories().Length, "TEST ERROR: localAppData subdirectories were not expected.");
+            Assert.IsFalse(Directory.Exists(longDirectoryName), "TEST ERROR: This directory should not be created.");
+            Assert.IsTrue(Directory.Exists(temp.FullName), "TEST ERROR: This directory should be created.");
             Assert.AreEqual(1, temp.GetDirectories().Length, "TEST FAIL: TEMP subdirectories were not created");
 
-            //localAppData.Delete(true);
             temp.Delete(true);
         }
 
@@ -329,15 +321,7 @@
 
         private DirectoryInfo CreateTestDirectory(string path, FileSystemRights rights = FileSystemRights.FullControl, AccessControlType access = AccessControlType.Allow)
         {
-            var testPath = Path.Combine(this.testDirectory.FullName, path);
-            if (Directory.Exists(testPath))
-            {
-                Directory.Delete(testPath);
-            }
-
             DirectoryInfo directory = this.testDirectory.CreateSubdirectory(path);
-            Assert.IsTrue(Directory.Exists(directory.FullName), $"failed to create test directory: {directory.FullName}");
-
             DirectorySecurity security = directory.GetAccessControl();
             security.AddAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name, rights, access));
             directory.SetAccessControl(security);
diff --git a/BASE/src/ServerTelemetryChannel/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProvider.cs b/BASE/src/ServerTelemetryChannel/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProvider.cs
index 796c8b452..03ca2ad36 100644
--- a/BASE/src/ServerTelemetryChannel/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProvider.cs
+++ b/BASE/src/ServerTelemetryChannel/Implementation/ApplicationFolderProvider.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
                 object localAppData = this.environment["LOCALAPPDATA"];
                 if (localAppData != null)
                 {
-                    System.Console.WriteLine("Attempt to create localAppData directory...");
                     result = this.CreateAndValidateApplicationFolder(localAppData.ToString(), createSubFolder: true, errors: errors);
                 }
             }
@@ -72,14 +71,12 @@
                 object temp = this.environment["TEMP"];
                 if (temp != null)
                 {
-                    System.Console.WriteLine("Attempt to create TEMP directory...");
                     result = this.CreateAndValidateApplicationFolder(temp.ToString(), createSubFolder: true, errors: errors);
                 }
             }
 
             if (result == null)
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine("ApplicationfolderProvider unable to create directories.");
                 TelemetryChannelEventSource.Log.TransmissionStorageAccessDeniedError(string.Join(Environment.NewLine, errors), this.identityProvider.GetName(), this.customFolderName);
             }
 
@@ -97,7 +94,6 @@
 
         private static string GetPathAccessFailureErrorMessage(Exception exp, string path)
         {
-            System.Console.WriteLine("Error {0} {1}", exp.ToString(), path);
             return "Path: " + path + "; Error: " + exp.Message + Environment.NewLine;
         }