diff --git a/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenILSpyCommand.cs b/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenILSpyCommand.cs
index ce1802086..37d4024d1 100644
--- a/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenILSpyCommand.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenILSpyCommand.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
 			foreach (string assemblyFileName in assemblyFileNames) {
 				if (!File.Exists(assemblyFileName)) {
 					owner.ShowMessage("Could not find assembly '{0}', please ensure the project and all references were built correctly!", assemblyFileName);
+					return;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -50,6 +51,17 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
 
 			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(GetILSpyPath(), commandLineArguments);
 		}
+
+		protected string GetProjectOutputPath(EnvDTE.Project project, Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Project roslynProject)
+		{
+			string outputFileName = Path.GetFileName(roslynProject.OutputFilePath);
+			//get the directory path based on the project file.
+			string projectPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(project.FullName);
+			//get the output path based on the active configuration
+			string projectOutputPath = project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties.Item("OutputPath").Value.ToString();
+			//combine the project path and output path to get the bin path
+			return Path.Combine(projectPath, projectOutputPath, outputFileName);
+		}
 	}
 
 	class OpenILSpyCommand : ILSpyCommand
diff --git a/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenProjectOutputCommand.cs b/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenProjectOutputCommand.cs
index 25751f7f6..699b54d7e 100644
--- a/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenProjectOutputCommand.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenProjectOutputCommand.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 
 namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
@@ -17,7 +18,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
 			if (owner.DTE.SelectedItems.Count != 1) return;
 			var project = owner.DTE.SelectedItems.Item(1).Project;
 			var roslynProject = owner.Workspace.CurrentSolution.Projects.FirstOrDefault(p => p.FilePath == project.FileName);
-			OpenAssembliesInILSpy(new[] { roslynProject.OutputFilePath });
+			string outputFileName = Path.GetFileName(roslynProject.OutputFilePath);
+			//get the directory path based on the project file.
+			string projectPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(project.FullName);
+			//get the output path based on the active configuration
+			string projectOutputPath = project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties.Item("OutputPath").Value.ToString();
+			//combine the project path and output path to get the bin path
+			OpenAssembliesInILSpy(new[] { Path.Combine(projectPath, projectOutputPath, outputFileName) });
 		}
 
 		internal static void Register(ILSpyAddInPackage owner)
diff --git a/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenReferenceCommand.cs b/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenReferenceCommand.cs
index 5c5318f8c..099b23f3d 100644
--- a/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenReferenceCommand.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.AddIn/Commands/OpenReferenceCommand.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
 				if (references.TryGetValue(reference.Name, out var path))
 					OpenAssembliesInILSpy(new[] { path });
 				else
-					owner.ShowMessage("Could not find reference '{0}'.", reference.Name);
+					owner.ShowMessage("Could not find reference '{0}', please ensure the project and all references were built correctly!", reference.Name);
 			} else {
 				dynamic referenceObject = item.Object;
 				var values = GetProperties(referenceObject.Properties, "Type", "FusionName", "ResolvedPath");
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
 					OpenAssembliesInILSpy(new string[] { GacInterop.FindAssemblyInNetGac(AssemblyNameReference.Parse(values[1])) });
 					return;
 				}
-				owner.ShowMessage("Could not find reference '{0}'.", referenceObject.Name);
+				owner.ShowMessage("Could not find reference '{0}', please ensure the project and all references were built correctly!", referenceObject.Name);
 			}
 		}
 
-		private Dictionary<string, string> GetReferences(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Project roslynProject)
+		private Dictionary<string, string> GetReferences(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Project parentProject)
 		{
 			var dict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-			foreach (var reference in roslynProject.MetadataReferences) {
+			foreach (var reference in parentProject.MetadataReferences) {
 				using (var assemblyDef = AssemblyDefinition.ReadAssembly(reference.Display)) {
 					if (IsReferenceAssembly(assemblyDef)) {
 						dict.Add(assemblyDef.Name.Name, GacInterop.FindAssemblyInNetGac(assemblyDef.Name));
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.AddIn.Commands
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			foreach (var projectReference in roslynProject.ProjectReferences) {
-				var project = owner.Workspace.CurrentSolution.GetProject(projectReference.ProjectId);
-				dict.Add(project.AssemblyName, project.OutputFilePath);
+			foreach (var projectReference in parentProject.ProjectReferences) {
+				var roslynProject = owner.Workspace.CurrentSolution.GetProject(projectReference.ProjectId);
+				var project = owner.DTE.Solution.Projects.OfType<EnvDTE.Project>().FirstOrDefault(p => p.FileName == roslynProject.FilePath);
+				if (roslynProject != null && project != null)
+					dict.Add(roslynProject.AssemblyName, GetProjectOutputPath(project, roslynProject));
 			}
 			return dict;
 		}