diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
index 7fde2926aa09a27832378e9961e4494549d3c94e..d1b7838251850c0002bf2be2e2d3dc11b0fa86e2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionService.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 	private readonly _mainThreadExtensionsProxy: MainThreadExtensionServiceShape;
 
 	private readonly _almostReadyToRunExtensions: Barrier;
-	private readonly _barrier: Barrier;
+	private readonly _readyToRunExtensions: Barrier;
 	private readonly _registry: ExtensionDescriptionRegistry;
 	private readonly _storage: ExtHostStorage;
 	private readonly _storagePath: ExtensionStoragePath;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 		this._mainThreadExtensionsProxy = this._extHostContext.getProxy(MainContext.MainThreadExtensionService);
 
 		this._almostReadyToRunExtensions = new Barrier();
-		this._barrier = new Barrier();
+		this._readyToRunExtensions = new Barrier();
 		this._registry = new ExtensionDescriptionRegistry(initData.extensions);
 		this._storage = new ExtHostStorage(this._extHostContext);
 		this._storagePath = new ExtensionStoragePath(initData.workspace, initData.environment);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 			this._almostReadyToRunExtensions.open();
 
 			await this._extHostWorkspace.waitForInitializeCall();
-			this._barrier.open();
+			this._readyToRunExtensions.open();
 		} catch (err) {
 			errors.onUnexpectedError(err);
 		}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 	}
 
 	public isActivated(extensionId: ExtensionIdentifier): boolean {
-		if (this._barrier.isOpen()) {
+		if (this._readyToRunExtensions.isOpen()) {
 			return this._activator.isActivated(extensionId);
 		}
 		return false;
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 	}
 
 	public getExtensionRegistry(): Promise<ExtensionDescriptionRegistry> {
-		return this._barrier.wait().then(_ => this._registry);
+		return this._readyToRunExtensions.wait().then(_ => this._registry);
 	}
 
 	public getExtensionExports(extensionId: ExtensionIdentifier): IExtensionAPI | null | undefined {
-		if (this._barrier.isOpen()) {
+		if (this._readyToRunExtensions.isOpen()) {
 			return this._activator.getActivatedExtension(extensionId).exports;
 		} else {
 			return null;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 	private _deactivate(extensionId: ExtensionIdentifier): Promise<void> {
 		let result = Promise.resolve(undefined);
 
-		if (!this._barrier.isOpen()) {
+		if (!this._readyToRunExtensions.isOpen()) {
 			return result;
 		}
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 		}
 		this._started = true;
 
-		return this._barrier.wait()
+		return this._readyToRunExtensions.wait()
 			.then(() => this._handleEagerExtensions())
 			.then(() => this._handleExtensionTests())
 			.then(() => {
@@ -712,13 +712,13 @@ export class ExtHostExtensionService implements ExtHostExtensionServiceShape {
 
 	public $activateByEvent(activationEvent: string): Promise<void> {
 		return (
-			this._barrier.wait()
+			this._readyToRunExtensions.wait()
 				.then(_ => this._activateByEvent(activationEvent, false))
 		);
 	}
 
 	public async $activate(extensionId: ExtensionIdentifier, activationEvent: string): Promise<boolean> {
-		await this._barrier.wait();
+		await this._readyToRunExtensions.wait();
 		if (!this._registry.getExtensionDescription(extensionId)) {
 			// unknown extension => ignore
 			return false;