diff --git a/src/dotnet-trx/Program.cs b/src/dotnet-trx/Program.cs
index d4b8760..3a0a2c8 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-trx/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet-trx/Program.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
     // Causes -v|--version to be added to help
     config.SetApplicationVersion(ThisAssembly.Project.Version);
 
-    if (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariables().Contains("NO_COLOR") &&
-        config.Settings.HelpProviderStyles?.Options is { } options)
-        options.DefaultValue = Style.Plain;
+    if (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariables().Contains("NO_COLOR"))
+        config.Settings.HelpProviderStyles = null;
 });
 
 if (args.Contains("--version"))
diff --git a/src/dotnet-trx/dotnet-trx.csproj b/src/dotnet-trx/dotnet-trx.csproj
index 87f344b..232ee41 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-trx/dotnet-trx.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet-trx/dotnet-trx.csproj
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
     <ProjectProperty Include="PackageProjectUrl" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="RenderHelp" AfterTargets="Build">
-    <WriteLinesToFile Lines="```shell" Overwrite="true" File="help.md" />
-    <Exec Command="dotnet run --no-build -- --help &gt;&gt; help.md" EnvironmentVariables="NO_COLOR=true" />
-    <WriteLinesToFile Lines="```" Overwrite="false" File="help.md" />
-  </Target>
+   <Target Name="RenderHelp" AfterTargets="Build" Condition="$(DesignTimeBuild) != 'true'" >
+     <WriteLinesToFile Lines="```shell" Overwrite="true" File="help.md" />
+     <Exec Command="dotnet run --no-build -- --help &gt;&gt; help.md" 
+           EnvironmentVariables="NO_COLOR=true" />
+     <WriteLinesToFile Lines="```" Overwrite="false" File="help.md" />
+   </Target>
 
 </Project>
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