diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts
index 3597e23fbbedcc849d12542adadaaec3177d09dc..de77c90cc7d66b5bc9499185d212fa41213a0fa2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ export class MainThreadDebugService implements MainThreadDebugServiceShape, IDeb
 	public $startDebugging(_folderUri: uri | undefined, nameOrConfiguration: string | IConfig): Thenable<boolean> {
 		const folderUri = _folderUri ? uri.revive(_folderUri) : undefined;
 		const launch = this.debugService.getConfigurationManager().getLaunch(folderUri);
-		return this.debugService.startDebugging(launch, nameOrConfiguration).then(x => {
-			return true;
+		return this.debugService.startDebugging(launch, nameOrConfiguration).then(success => {
+			return success;
 		}, err => {
 			return TPromise.wrapError(new Error(err && err.message ? err.message : 'cannot start debugging'));
 		});