diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts
index f5fb22ebe0c75bdbc2193ef3389e371b01b6473a..676204fe1d46ae1a85a9f41f26845f3532fcbbde 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/message/electron-browser/messageService.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ export class MessageService extends WorkbenchMessageService implements IChoiceSe
 		return result === 0 ? true : false;
 	}
 
-	choose(severity: Severity, message: string, options: string[], force: boolean = false): TPromise<number> {
-		if (force) {
+	choose(severity: Severity, message: string, options: string[], modal: boolean = false): TPromise<number> {
+		if (modal) {
 			const type: 'none' | 'info' | 'error' | 'question' | 'warning' = severity === Severity.Info ? 'question' : severity === Severity.Error ? 'error' : severity === Severity.Warning ? 'warning' : 'none';
 			return TPromise.wrap(this.showMessageBox({ message, buttons: options, type }));
 		}