diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts
index 12637c3ec88717bcf4b8a93f063a9d61a7ebaf9d..a9af6bbbc9aa82676afdc56217e2c28ca0ef8886 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/taskTemplates.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const msbuild: TaskEntry = {
 		'\t"tasks": [',
 		'\t\t{',
 		'\t\t\t"taskName": "build",',
+		'\t\t\t"type": "process",',
 		'\t\t\t"command": "msbuild",',
 		'\t\t\t"args": [',
 		'\t\t\t\t// Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.',
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ const command: TaskEntry = {
 		'\t"tasks": [',
 		'\t\t{',
 		'\t\t\t"taskName": "echo",',
-		'\t\t\t"command": "echo Hello",',
-		'\t\t\t"type": "shell"',
+		'\t\t\t"type": "shell",',
+		'\t\t\t"command": "echo Hello"',
 		'\t\t}',
 		'\t]',
 		'}'
@@ -108,14 +109,14 @@ const maven: TaskEntry = {
 		'\t"tasks": [',
 		'\t\t{',
 		'\t\t\t"taskName": "verify",',
-		'\t\t\t"command": "mvn -B verify",',
 		'\t\t\t"type": "shell",',
+		'\t\t\t"command": "mvn -B verify",',
 		'\t\t\t"group": "build"',
 		'\t\t},',
 		'\t\t{',
 		'\t\t\t"taskName": "test",',
-		'\t\t\t"command": "mvn -B test",',
 		'\t\t\t"type": "shell",',
+		'\t\t\t"command": "mvn -B test",',
 		'\t\t\t"group": "test"',
 		'\t\t}',
 		'\t]',