diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/AddProcess.fs b/src/Paket.Core/AddProcess.fs
index 9458ef03ff..38bded67db 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/AddProcess.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/AddProcess.fs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ let AddToProject(dependenciesFileName, package, version, force, hard, projectNam
         let project = 
             projects
             |> Seq.tryFind (fun p -> 
-                let name = p.Name.Split('.').[0]
+                let name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension p.Name
                 name = projectName || p.Name = projectName)
 
         match project with
diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/RemoveProcess.fs b/src/Paket.Core/RemoveProcess.fs
index 6a3d0e655c..0c30e97048 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/RemoveProcess.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/RemoveProcess.fs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ let RemoveFromProject(dependenciesFileName, package:PackageName, force, hard, pr
         let project = 
             projects
             |> Seq.tryFind (fun p -> 
-                let name = p.Name.Split('.').[0]
+                let name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension p.Name
                 name = projectName || p.Name = projectName)
 
         match project with