diff --git a/src/Paket.Core/Installation/ScriptGeneration.fs b/src/Paket.Core/Installation/ScriptGeneration.fs
index bdc6b24e08..3e429216d3 100644
--- a/src/Paket.Core/Installation/ScriptGeneration.fs
+++ b/src/Paket.Core/Installation/ScriptGeneration.fs
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ module ScriptGeneration =
         refls |> List.filter ( fun ref ->
             if scriptType = ScriptType.FSharp then 
                 match ref with 
-                | Assembly info -> not (String.containsIgnoreCase "FSharp.Core" info.Name)
-                | Framework info -> not (String.containsIgnoreCase "FSharp.Core" info)
-                | LoadScript info -> not (String.containsIgnoreCase "FSharp.Core" info)
+                | Assembly info -> not (String.startsWithIgnoreCase "FSharp.Core" info.Name)
+                | Framework info -> not (String.startsWithIgnoreCase "FSharp.Core" info)
+                | LoadScript info -> not (String.startsWithIgnoreCase "FSharp.Core" info)
             else true
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/Paket.Tests/ScriptGeneration/LoadingScriptTests.fs b/tests/Paket.Tests/ScriptGeneration/LoadingScriptTests.fs
index 55b5d15f09..be7e8746f9 100644
--- a/tests/Paket.Tests/ScriptGeneration/LoadingScriptTests.fs
+++ b/tests/Paket.Tests/ScriptGeneration/LoadingScriptTests.fs
@@ -51,7 +51,44 @@ let ``generateFSharpScript generates load script``() =
     | Generate [ ReferenceType.LoadScript _ ] -> ()
     | _ -> Assert.Fail("generated script was expected to be a single load script")
 
+[<Test>]
+let ``generateFSharpScript not generates load script for FSharp.Core``() =
+    let output = ScriptGeneration.generateScript ScriptType.FSharp {
+        PackageName                  = Paket.Domain.PackageName "FSharp.Core"
+        DependentScripts             = List.empty
+        FrameworkReferences          = List.empty
+        OrderedDllReferences         = List.empty
+        PackageLoadScripts           = ["foo.fsx"]
+    }
+
+    match output with
+    | DoNotGenerate -> ()
+    | _ -> Assert.Fail("generated script was expected to be a single load script")
+
+let ``generateFSharpScript generates load script if contains FSharp.Core but not FSharp.Core - case`` () =
+    [
+        "Company.FSharp.Core"
+        "CompanyFSharp.Core"
+        "FSharp.Core.Company"
+        "FSharp.CoreCompany"
+        "CompanyFsharp.Core.Company"
+        "Company.Fsharp.CoreCompany"
+    ]
 
+[<Test>]
+[<TestCaseSource(nameof(``generateFSharpScript generates load script if contains FSharp.Core but not FSharp.Core - case``))>]
+let ``generateFSharpScript generates load script if contains FSharp.Core but not FSharp.Core`` packageName =
+    let output = ScriptGeneration.generateScript ScriptType.FSharp {
+        PackageName                  = Paket.Domain.PackageName packageName
+        DependentScripts             = List.empty
+        FrameworkReferences          = List.empty
+        OrderedDllReferences         = List.empty
+        PackageLoadScripts           = ["foo.fsx"]
+    }
+
+    match output with
+    | Generate [ ReferenceType.LoadScript _ ] -> ()
+    | _ -> Assert.Fail("generated script was expected to be a single load script")
 
 let lockFileData = """NUGET
   remote: http://www.nuget.org/api/v2