diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/Pack/AssemblyMetadataExtractor.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/Pack/AssemblyMetadataExtractor.cs
index b13015f0f82..b916d622ca1 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/Pack/AssemblyMetadataExtractor.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/Pack/AssemblyMetadataExtractor.cs
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ internal sealed class AssemblyMetadataExtractor
 
         private static T CreateInstance<T>(AppDomain domain)
         {
+            string assemblyLocation = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
+
             try
             {
-                return (T)domain.CreateInstanceFromAndUnwrap(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location, typeof(T).FullName);
+                return (T)domain.CreateInstanceFromAndUnwrap(assemblyLocation, typeof(T).FullName);
             }
-            catch (FileLoadException flex) when (flex.FileName.EndsWith(".exe", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            catch (FileLoadException flex) when (UriUtility.GetLocalPath(flex.FileName).Equals(assemblyLocation, StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {
                 // Reflection loading error for sandboxed assembly
                 var exceptionMessage = string.Format(
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/ProjectFactory.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/ProjectFactory.cs
index c297b396b99..09ded2d3b62 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/ProjectFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/Commands/ProjectFactory.cs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public PackageBuilder CreateBuilder(string basePath, NuGetVersion version, strin
             }
             catch (PackagingException packex) when (packex.AsLogMessage().Code.Equals(NuGetLogCode.NU5133))
             {
-                Logger.Log(PackagingLogMessage.CreateError(packex.Message, NuGetLogCode.NU5133));
+                ExceptionUtilities.LogException(packex, Logger);
                 return null;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.SolutionRestoreManager/VsRestoreProgressEvents.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.SolutionRestoreManager/VsRestoreProgressEvents.cs
index 6d4e61dfb4c..bbd6558903f 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.SolutionRestoreManager/VsRestoreProgressEvents.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.SolutionRestoreManager/VsRestoreProgressEvents.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using System.Globalization;
+using NuGet.Commands;
 using NuGet.VisualStudio;
 using NuGet.VisualStudio.Etw;
-using NuGet.Commands;
 
 namespace NuGet.SolutionRestoreManager
 {
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 87efe6a5999..9d7de562ba3 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.Framework.get -> NuGet.Frameworks.NuGetFramework
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.Framework.set -> void
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.LibraryId.get -> string
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.LibraryId.set -> void
-NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode.NU5042 = 5042 -> NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode
 NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode.NU5133 = 5133 -> NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode
 NuGet.Common.PackagingLogMessage.Framework.get -> NuGet.Frameworks.NuGetFramework
 NuGet.Common.PackagingLogMessage.Framework.set -> void
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 87efe6a5999..9d7de562ba3 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.Framework.get -> NuGet.Frameworks.NuGetFramework
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.Framework.set -> void
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.LibraryId.get -> string
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.LibraryId.set -> void
-NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode.NU5042 = 5042 -> NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode
 NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode.NU5133 = 5133 -> NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode
 NuGet.Common.PackagingLogMessage.Framework.get -> NuGet.Frameworks.NuGetFramework
 NuGet.Common.PackagingLogMessage.Framework.set -> void
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 87efe6a5999..9d7de562ba3 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Common/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.Framework.get -> NuGet.Frameworks.NuGetFramework
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.Framework.set -> void
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.LibraryId.get -> string
 NuGet.Common.IPackLogMessage.LibraryId.set -> void
-NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode.NU5042 = 5042 -> NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode
 NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode.NU5133 = 5133 -> NuGet.Common.NuGetLogCode
 NuGet.Common.PackagingLogMessage.Framework.get -> NuGet.Frameworks.NuGetFramework
 NuGet.Common.PackagingLogMessage.Framework.set -> void