diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host.csproj b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host.csproj
index bb1ce4d3fb..6f9b15c430 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host.csproj
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.2.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Async" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="4.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation" Version="2.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.StackExchangeRedis" Version="2.2.5" />
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/Program.cs b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/Program.cs
index 22269af68f..498ac83351 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/Program.cs
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.HttpApi.Host/Program.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace MyCompanyName.MyProjectName
 #endif
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
-                .WriteTo.File("Logs/logs.txt")
+                .WriteTo.Async(c => c.File("Logs/logs.txt"))
                 .CreateLogger();
 
             try
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer.csproj b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer.csproj
index 15c9ca046b..cc95438707 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer.csproj
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer.csproj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.2.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Async" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.StackExchangeRedis" Version="2.2.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.StackExchangeRedis" Version="2.2.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/Program.cs b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/Program.cs
index 651b29835a..51278be6eb 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/Program.cs
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.IdentityServer/Program.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace MyCompanyName.MyProjectName
 #endif
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
-                .WriteTo.File("Logs/logs.txt")
+                .WriteTo.Async(c => c.File("Logs/logs.txt"))
                 .CreateLogger();
 
             try
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host.csproj b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host.csproj
index 1a678ca517..bd9412a852 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host.csproj
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host.csproj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.2.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Async" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="4.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.StackExchangeRedis" Version="2.2.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.StackExchangeRedis" Version="2.2.5" />
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/Program.cs b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/Program.cs
index e1d6933f9a..2bd7916ecc 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/Program.cs
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Host/Program.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web
 #endif
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
-                .WriteTo.File("Logs/logs.txt")
+                .WriteTo.Async(c => c.File("Logs/logs.txt"))
                 .CreateLogger();
 
             try
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.csproj b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.csproj
index 94e6e8c6b4..c10afa2b21 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.csproj
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.csproj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.2.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="4.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Async" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="4.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation" Version="2.7.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Program.cs b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Program.cs
index e1d6933f9a..2bd7916ecc 100644
--- a/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/templates/mvc/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Program.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web
 #endif
                 .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", LogEventLevel.Information)
                 .Enrich.FromLogContext()
-                .WriteTo.File("Logs/logs.txt")
+                .WriteTo.Async(c => c.File("Logs/logs.txt"))
                 .CreateLogger();
 
             try