diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
index 664808f2f4..e28cf7ff96 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/mainController.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default class MainController implements Disposable {
 		await templates.loadTemplates(path.join(this.context.extensionPath, 'resources', 'templates'));
 
 		// ensure .net core is installed
-		this.netcoreTool.findOrInstallNetCore();
+		await this.netcoreTool.findOrInstallNetCore();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
index 737488192b..894866f0c6 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class ProjectsController {
 
 			// check that dacpac exists
 			if (await utils.exists(dacpacPath)) {
-				this.apiWrapper.executeCommand(constants.schemaCompareStartCommand, dacpacPath);
+				await this.apiWrapper.executeCommand(constants.schemaCompareStartCommand, dacpacPath);
 			} else {
 				this.apiWrapper.showErrorMessage(constants.buildDacpacNotFound);
 			}
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ export class ProjectsController {
 
 			const newEntry = await project.addScriptItem(relativeFilePath, newFileText);
 
-			this.apiWrapper.executeCommand(constants.vscodeOpenCommand, newEntry.fsUri);
+			await this.apiWrapper.executeCommand(constants.vscodeOpenCommand, newEntry.fsUri);
 
 			this.refreshProjectsTree();
 		} catch (err) {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/netcoreTool.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/netcoreTool.ts
index 265634b6a1..ba9ea4c9ec 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/netcoreTool.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/netcoreTool.ts
@@ -34,26 +34,25 @@ export class NetCoreTool {
 
 	private _outputChannel: vscode.OutputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel(projectsOutputChannel);
 
-	public findOrInstallNetCore(): boolean {
+	public async findOrInstallNetCore(): Promise<boolean> {
 		if (!this.isNetCoreInstallationPresent) {
-			this.showInstallDialog();
+			await this.showInstallDialog();
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	private showInstallDialog(): void {
-		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(NetCoreInstallationConfirmation, UpdateNetCoreLocation, InstallNetCore).then(async (result) => {
-			if (result === UpdateNetCoreLocation) {
-				//open settings
-				vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.openGlobalSettings');
-			}
-			else if (result === InstallNetCore) {
-				//open install link
-				const dotnetcoreURL = 'https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1';
-				vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(dotnetcoreURL));
-			}
-		});
+	private async showInstallDialog(): Promise<void> {
+		let result = await vscode.window.showInformationMessage(NetCoreInstallationConfirmation, UpdateNetCoreLocation, InstallNetCore);
+		if (result === UpdateNetCoreLocation) {
+			//open settings
+			await vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.openGlobalSettings');
+		}
+		else if (result === InstallNetCore) {
+			//open install link
+			const dotnetcoreURL = 'https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1';
+			await vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse(dotnetcoreURL));
+		}
 	}
 
 	private get isNetCoreInstallationPresent(): Boolean {