diff --git a/src/JWT/Algorithms/RS256Algorithm.cs b/src/JWT/Algorithms/RS256Algorithm.cs
index bd726057b..b33177ee0 100644
--- a/src/JWT/Algorithms/RS256Algorithm.cs
+++ b/src/JWT/Algorithms/RS256Algorithm.cs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ public RS256Algorithm(X509Certificate2 cert)
 
         public byte[] Sign(byte[] key, byte[] bytesToSign)
         {
-#if NET45
-            var rsa = (RSACryptoServiceProvider)_cert.PrivateKey;
-#else
+#if NETSTANDARD1_3
             var rsa = (RSACryptoServiceProvider)_cert.GetRSAPrivateKey();
+#else
+            var rsa = (RSACryptoServiceProvider)_cert.PrivateKey;
 #endif
             var param = new CspParameters
             {
diff --git a/src/JWT/JWT.csproj b/src/JWT/JWT.csproj
index 5f734c16f..cc393971c 100644
--- a/src/JWT/JWT.csproj
+++ b/src/JWT/JWT.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net45;netstandard1.3</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net35;netstandard1.3</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net45'">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net35'">
     <TargetFrameworkIdentifier>.NETFramework</TargetFrameworkIdentifier>
-    <DefineConstants>NET45</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>NET35</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard1.3'">
     <TargetFrameworkIdentifier>.NETStandard</TargetFrameworkIdentifier>
diff --git a/src/JWT/JsonWebToken.cs b/src/JWT/JsonWebToken.cs
index 545132086..11dd26d6b 100644
--- a/src/JWT/JsonWebToken.cs
+++ b/src/JWT/JsonWebToken.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public static class JsonWebToken
         /// </summary>
         public static IJsonSerializer JsonSerializer = new JsonNetSerializer();
 
-        private static readonly Lazy<IJwtValidator> _jwtValidator = new Lazy<IJwtValidator>(() => new JwtValidator(JsonSerializer, new UtcDateTimeProvider()));
+        private static readonly IJwtValidator _jwtValidator = new JwtValidator(JsonSerializer, new UtcDateTimeProvider());
 
         private static readonly AlgorithmFactory _algorithmFactory = new AlgorithmFactory();
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public static string Decode(string token, byte[] key, bool verify = true)
         {
             return new JwtDecoder(
                 JsonSerializer,
-                _jwtValidator.Value)
+                _jwtValidator)
                     .Decode(token, key, verify);
         }
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public static T DecodeToObject<T>(string token, byte[] key, bool verify = true)
         /// <exception cref="TokenExpiredException">The token has expired.</exception>
         public static void Verify(string payloadJson, string decodedCrypto, string decodedSignature)
         {
-            _jwtValidator.Value.Validate(payloadJson, decodedCrypto, decodedSignature);
+            _jwtValidator.Validate(payloadJson, decodedCrypto, decodedSignature);
         }
 
         /// <remarks>From JWT spec</remarks>