diff --git a/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentConnection.ts b/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentConnection.ts
index 34108aab23fe180deb731ed384806f5d24cbf4fa..9b3e2e63d31ec98f687be63eb373e2186760e7a8 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentConnection.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentConnection.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async function connectToRemoteExtensionHostAgent(options: ISimpleConnectionOptio
 
 	return new Promise<PersistentProtocol>((c, e) => {
 
-		const messageRegistration = protocol.onControlMessage(raw => {
+		const messageRegistration = protocol.onControlMessage(async raw => {
 			const msg = <HandshakeMessage>JSON.parse(raw.toString());
 			// Stop listening for further events
 			messageRegistration.dispose();
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async function connectToRemoteExtensionHostAgent(options: ISimpleConnectionOptio
 				let signed = msg.data;
 				if (platform.isNative) {
 					try {
-						const vsda = <any>require.__$__nodeRequire('vsda');
+						const vsda = await import('vsda');
 						const signer = new vsda.signer();
 						if (signer) {
 							signed = signer.sign(msg.data);
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 5afacd6023d2a3d6dd6023d11a6bf4c3f31d726c..a39cb20d276498f66b4e639cb950ca2498aa746b 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 				"restrictions": [
 					"vs/nls",
 					"**/vs/base/common/**",
+					"vsda",
 					"**/vs/base/parts/*/common/**",
 					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**"
 				]
@@ -592,4 +593,4 @@
 		"no-nls-in-standalone-editor": true
 	},
 	"defaultSeverity": "warning"
-}
+}
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