diff --git a/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/ProxyTestController.cs b/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/ProxyTestController.cs
index ec3077823..943ea3cc7 100644
--- a/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/ProxyTestController.cs
+++ b/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/ProxyTestController.cs
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ namespace Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic
     public class ProxyTestController
     {
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim @lock = new SemaphoreSlim(1);
-
         private readonly ProxyServer proxyServer;
-
         private ExplicitProxyEndPoint explicitEndPoint;
 
         public ProxyTestController()
@@ -32,27 +30,13 @@ public ProxyTestController()
 
             proxyServer.ExceptionFunc = async exception =>
             {
-                await @lock.WaitAsync();
-
-                try
+                if (exception is ProxyHttpException phex)
                 {
-                        var color = Console.ForegroundColor;
-                        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
-                        if (exception is ProxyHttpException phex)
-                        {
-                            Console.WriteLine(exception.Message + ": " + phex.InnerException?.Message);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            Console.WriteLine(exception.Message);
-                        }
-
-                        Console.ForegroundColor = color;
-                    
+                    await WriteToConsole(exception.Message + ": " + phex.InnerException?.Message, true);
                 }
-                finally
+                else
                 {
-                    @lock.Release();
+                    await WriteToConsole(exception.Message, true);
                 }
             };
             proxyServer.ForwardToUpstreamGateway = true;
@@ -110,7 +94,7 @@ public void StartProxy()
             // Only explicit proxies can be set as system proxy!
             //proxyServer.SetAsSystemHttpProxy(explicitEndPoint);
             //proxyServer.SetAsSystemHttpsProxy(explicitEndPoint);
-            if(RunTime.IsWindows)
+            if (RunTime.IsWindows)
             {
                 proxyServer.SetAsSystemProxy(explicitEndPoint, ProxyProtocolType.AllHttp);
             }
@@ -277,18 +261,24 @@ public Task OnCertificateSelection(object sender, CertificateSelectionEventArgs
             return Task.FromResult(0);
         }
 
-        private async Task WriteToConsole(string message)
+        private async Task WriteToConsole(string message, bool useRedColor = false)
         {
             await @lock.WaitAsync();
 
-            try
+            if (useRedColor)
             {
+                ConsoleColor existing = Console.ForegroundColor;
+                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
                 Console.WriteLine(message);
+                Console.ForegroundColor = existing;
             }
-            finally
+            else
             {
-                @lock.Release();
+                Console.WriteLine(message);
             }
+
+            @lock.Release();
+
         }
 
         ///// <summary>
diff --git a/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic.csproj b/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic.csproj
index 86c0c0f31..871cc90e7 100644
--- a/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic.csproj
+++ b/examples/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic/Titanium.Web.Proxy.Examples.Basic.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net45;netcoreapp2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net45;netcoreapp2.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <LangVersion>7.1</LangVersion>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
diff --git a/src/Titanium.Web.Proxy/Network/CertificateManager.cs b/src/Titanium.Web.Proxy/Network/CertificateManager.cs
index 4fad840a2..a940ed8b4 100644
--- a/src/Titanium.Web.Proxy/Network/CertificateManager.cs
+++ b/src/Titanium.Web.Proxy/Network/CertificateManager.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public sealed class CertificateManager : IDisposable
         private X509Certificate2 rootCertificate;
 
         private string rootCertificateName;
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CertificateManager"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public X509Certificate2 RootCertificate
         public void Dispose()
         {
         }
-        
+
         private string getRootCertificateDirectory()
         {
             string assemblyLocation = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
@@ -427,17 +427,16 @@ internal X509Certificate2 CreateCertificate(string certificateName, bool isRootC
                         certificate = makeCertificate(certificateName, false);
 
                         // store as cache
-                        Task.Run(() =>
+                        try
+                        {
+                            var exported = certificate.Export(X509ContentType.Pkcs12);
+                            File.WriteAllBytes(certificatePath, exported);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception e)
                         {
-                            try
-                            {
-                                File.WriteAllBytes(certificatePath, certificate.Export(X509ContentType.Pkcs12));
-                            }
-                            catch (Exception e)
-                            {
-                                ExceptionFunc(new Exception("Failed to save fake certificate.", e));
-                            }
-                        });
+                            ExceptionFunc(new Exception("Failed to save fake certificate.", e));
+                        }
+
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -530,7 +529,7 @@ internal async void ClearIdleCertificates()
                 await Task.Delay(1000 * 60);
             }
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Stops the certificate cache clear process
         /// </summary>
@@ -776,7 +775,7 @@ public void EnsureRootCertificate(bool userTrustRootCertificate,
 
             EnsureRootCertificate();
         }
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Determines whether the root certificate is trusted.
         /// </summary>