diff --git a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
index 29fc7e59ff..f63afd49a3 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-bindings/src/services/azureFunctionsService.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export async function createAzureFunction(connectionString: string, schema: stri
 				// because of an AF extension API issue, we have to get the newly created file by adding a watcher
 				// issue: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-azurefunctions/issues/3052
 				newHostProjectFile = await azureFunctionsUtils.waitForNewHostFile();
-				await azureFunctionApi.createFunction({});
+				await azureFunctionApi.createFunction({ language: 'C#', targetFramework: 'netcoreapp3.1' });
 				const timeoutForHostFile = utils.timeoutPromise(constants.timeoutProjectError);
 				hostFile = await Promise.race([newHostProjectFile.filePromise, timeoutForHostFile]);
 				if (hostFile) {