:alembic: try net462 target, still no go
diff --git a/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/Program.cs b/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/Program.cs
index b0a7815..365af1b 100644
--- a/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/Program.cs
+++ b/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/Program.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 var appPath = new Uri(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location).LocalPath;
 var appFolder = Path.GetDirectoryName(appPath);
 // force loading the assembly, otherwise the appender type isn't found later
+if (appFolder is null)
+{
+    throw new InvalidOperationException("Can't find myself");
+}
+
 Assembly.LoadFile(Path.Combine(appFolder, "log4net-611-lib.dll"));
 
 var configFile = Path.Combine(appFolder, "log4net.config");
diff --git a/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net-611-main.csproj b/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net-611-main.csproj
index e6e8da9..a3474a3 100644
--- a/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net-611-main.csproj
+++ b/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net-611-main.csproj
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net462;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <RootNamespace>log4net_611_main</RootNamespace>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net.config b/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net.config
index 08611e8..77e850b 100644
--- a/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net.config
+++ b/src/integration-testing/log4net-611-main/log4net.config
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <preserveLogFileNameExtension value="true" />
     <staticLogFileName value="false" />
     <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-      <conversionPattern value="[console] %message%newline" />
+      <conversionPattern value="[file] %message%newline" />
     </layout>
     <immediateFlush value="true" />
   </appender>