diff --git a/src/csharp/.nuget/packages.config b/src/csharp/.nuget/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 6154b3561f4..00000000000
--- a/src/csharp/.nuget/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="NUnit.ConsoleRunner" version="3.2.0" />
-  <package id="OpenCover" version="4.6.519" />
-  <package id="ReportGenerator" version="2.4.4.0" />
-</packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/packages.config
index aa7d951fdc7..6a930c17ee6 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/packages.config
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnitLite" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-</packages>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <package id="NUnit.ConsoleRunner" version="3.2.0" />
+  <package id="OpenCover" version="4.6.519" />
+  <package id="ReportGenerator" version="2.4.4.0" />
+</packages>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json
index d4c9a2ef316..4a682d927e4 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
     },
     "Newtonsoft.Json": "8.0.3",
     "NUnit": "3.2.0",
-    "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
+    "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*",
+    "NUnit.ConsoleRunner": "3.2.0",
+    "OpenCover": "4.6.519",
+    "ReportGenerator": "2.4.4.0"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net45": { },
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79ece06bef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+</packages>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79ece06bef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+</packages>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79ece06bef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+</packages>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79ece06bef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+</packages>
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template
index bc9fa3e63a9..d1ab9316f61 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
       },
       "Newtonsoft.Json": "8.0.3",
       "NUnit": "3.2.0",
-      "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
+      "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*",
+      "NUnit.ConsoleRunner": "3.2.0",
+      "OpenCover": "4.6.519",
+      "ReportGenerator": "2.4.4.0"
     },
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": { },
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.bat b/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.bat
index e7131d504c8..580d5638fda 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.bat
+++ b/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.bat
@@ -38,8 +38,61 @@ cd /d %~dp0\..\..
 set NUGET=C:\nuget\nuget.exe
 
 if exist %NUGET% (
+  @rem Restore Grpc packages by packages since Nuget client 3.4.4 doesnt support restore
+  @rem by solution
+  @rem Moving into each directory to let the restores work with both nuget 3.4 and 2.8
   %NUGET% restore vsprojects/grpc_csharp_ext.sln || goto :error
-  %NUGET% restore src/csharp/Grpc.sln || goto :error
+
+  cd src/csharp
+
+  cd Grpc.Auth || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Core || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Core.Tests || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Examples.MathClient || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Examples.MathServer || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Examples || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.HealthCheck || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting || goto :error
+  %NUGET% restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages || goto :error
+
+  cd /d %~dp0\..\.. || goto :error
 )
 
 endlocal
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.sh b/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.sh
index 3ff1a4e5a8b..0fd3b92a951 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/pre_build_csharp.sh
@@ -37,5 +37,54 @@ root=`pwd`
 
 if [ -x "$(command -v nuget)" ]
 then
-  nuget restore Grpc.sln
+  # Restoring Nuget packages by packages rather than by solution because of
+  # inability to restore by solution with Nuget client 3.4.4
+  # Moving into each directory to let the restores work with nuget 3.4 and 2.8
+  cd Grpc.Auth
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Core.Tests
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Core
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Examples.MathClient
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Examples.MathServer
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.Examples
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.HealthCheck
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
+
+  cd Grpc.IntegrationTesting
+  nuget restore -PackagesDirectory ../packages
+  cd ..
 fi