diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index ae22b129..24ab619e 100644
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ $Projects = @(
 
 $Commands = @(
     'restore',
-    'build',
-    'pack'
+    'build -c Release',
+    'pack -c Release'
 )
 
 Function Execute-DotnetProcess {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationInsightsServiceOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationInsightsServiceOptions.cs
index 7c3654f7..9cad51e8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationInsightsServiceOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationInsightsServiceOptions.cs
@@ -5,39 +5,25 @@
     /// </summary>
     public class ApplicationInsightsServiceOptions
     {
-        private bool enableQuickPulseMetricStream = true;
-        private bool enableAdaptiveSampling = true;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Application Insights service options that controlls the default behavior of application insights features.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ApplicationInsightsServiceOptions()
+        {
+            this.EnableQuickPulseMetricStream = true;
+            this.EnableAdaptiveSampling = true;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Setting EnableQuickPulseMetricStream to false, will disable the default quick pulse metric stream. As a result, QuickPulseTelemetryModule
         /// and QuickPulseTelemetryProcessor are not registered with the configuration by default.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool EnableQuickPulseMetricStream
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return enableQuickPulseMetricStream;
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                enableQuickPulseMetricStream = value;
-            }
-        }
+        public bool EnableQuickPulseMetricStream { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Setting EnableAdaptiveSampling to false, will disable the default adaptive sampling feature. As a result, no telemetry processor 
         /// that controls sampling is added to the service by default.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool EnableAdaptiveSampling
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return enableAdaptiveSampling;
-            }
-            set
-            {
-                enableAdaptiveSampling = value;
-            }
-        }
+        public bool EnableAdaptiveSampling { get; set; }
     }
 }