diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/rawDebugSession.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/rawDebugSession.ts
index f0d9a852f0287c5ac4bb63a29762c7d39c2605d7..0df197051a3cd12a18c9bbd42fdb149e10bbb81f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/rawDebugSession.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/rawDebugSession.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class RawDebugSession extends v8.V8Protocol implements debug.ISession {
 		super(id);
 		this.emittedStopped = false;
 		this.readyForBreakpoints = false;
-		this.allThreadsContinued = false;
+		this.allThreadsContinued = true;
 		this.sentPromises = [];
 
 		this._onDidInitialize = new Emitter<DebugProtocol.InitializedEvent>();