diff --git a/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj b/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj
index 3da9b03260..421d939972 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj
+++ b/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\</SolutionDir>
     <EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>true</EnforceCodeStyleInBuild>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -248,4 +251,12 @@
     </ItemGroup>
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(ChocolateyPowerShell)" DestinationFolder="$(TargetDir)\helpers\" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />
   </Target>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Chocolatey.BestPractices.1.0.0\build\Chocolatey.BestPractices.targets')" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config b/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config
index be3de666cc..19f3237e22 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config
+++ b/src/chocolatey.console/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="AlphaFS" version="2.1.3" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Chocolatey.BestPractices" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.12" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Xdt" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="SimpleInjector" version="2.8.3" targetFramework="net48" />