diff --git a/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generate.ps1 b/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generate.ps1
index de0bd2347f..6185449403 100644
--- a/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generate.ps1
+++ b/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generate.ps1
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Import-Module "$PSScriptRoot\Generation.psm1" -DisableNameChecking -Force;
 
 $packageRoot = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..' '..')
 $solutionDir = Join-Path $packageRoot 'generator'
+# absolute path to locally built emitter module
+$emitterPath = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..' '..' 'dist' 'emitter\')
 
 if (-not $LaunchOnly) {
     Refresh-Build
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ if (-not $LaunchOnly) {
         $unbrandedTypespecTestProject = Join-Path $testProjectsLocalDir "Unbranded-TypeSpec"
         $unbrandedTypespecTestProject = $unbrandedTypespecTestProject
 
-        Invoke (Get-TspCommand "$unbrandedTypespecTestProject/Unbranded-TypeSpec.tsp" $unbrandedTypespecTestProject)
+        Invoke (Get-TspCommand "$unbrandedTypespecTestProject/Unbranded-TypeSpec.tsp" $unbrandedTypespecTestProject $false $emitterPath)
 
         # exit if the generation failed
         if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ foreach ($directory in $directories) {
         continue
     }
     Write-Host "Generating $subPath" -ForegroundColor Cyan
-    Invoke (Get-TspCommand $specFile $generationDir $stubbed)
+    Invoke (Get-TspCommand $specFile $generationDir $stubbed $emitterPath)
 
     # exit if the generation failed
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
diff --git a/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generation.psm1 b/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generation.psm1
index 6720dba72d..5cefe7ff26 100644
--- a/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generation.psm1
+++ b/packages/http-client-csharp/eng/scripts/Generation.psm1
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 $repoRoot = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..')
-# absolute path to locally built emitter module
-$emitterPath = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..' '..' 'dist' 'emitter\')
 
 function Invoke($command, $executePath=$repoRoot)
 {
@@ -26,11 +24,12 @@ function Get-TspCommand {
     param (
         [string]$specFile,
         [string]$generationDir,
-        [bool]$generateStub = $false
+        [bool]$generateStub = $false,
+        [string]$emitterNameOrPath = "@typespec/http-client-csharp"
     )
     $command = "npx tsp compile $specFile"
     $command += " --trace @typespec/http-client-csharp"
-    $command += " --emit $emitterPath"
+    $command += " --emit $emitterNameOrPath"
     $configFile = Join-Path $generationDir "tspconfig.yaml"
     if (Test-Path $configFile) {
         $command += " --config=$configFile"