diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugModel.ts
index a99cdec80ced3528ce5afdbb4c9b2751b1a18ef5..002a98d3e3c840bd50020927edbfb6cabb23b29f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugModel.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export class StackFrame implements debug.IStackFrame {
 		if (!this.scopes) {
 			this.scopes = debugService.getActiveSession().scopes({ frameId: this.frameId }).then(response => {
 				return response.body.scopes.map(rs => new Scope(this.threadId, rs.name, rs.variablesReference, rs.expensive));
-			});
+			}, err => []);
 		}
 
 		return this.scopes;