diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/electron-browser/extensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/electron-browser/extensionService.ts
index afbd40e94944cd4d982d3a50546bce11cc073058..e973d3b7e913625e218d6cb037439c5bad6a385c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/electron-browser/extensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/extensions/electron-browser/extensionService.ts
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ export class ExtensionService implements IExtensionService {
 		toPromise(filterEvent(lifecycleService.onDidChangePhase, phase => phase === LifecyclePhase.Running)).then(() => {
 			// delay extension host creation and extension scanning
 			// until after the editors/panels are restored
-			this._startExtensionHostProcess([]);
-			this._scanAndHandleExtensions();
 		});
+		this._startExtensionHostProcess([]);
+		this._scanAndHandleExtensions();
 	}
 
 	public restartExtensionHost(): void {