diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
index be87039d7be4318055fd50c3b72ba763caa4e0ab..3bce46d7bb006311c3c7172a2563e45f434aa2bc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
@@ -349,8 +349,15 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 		const resource = this.configFileUri;
 		let configFileCreated = false;
 
+		// temporary workaround: the folderUri should be an argument to openConfigFile
+		let folderUri: uri = undefined;
+		const workspace = this.contextService.getWorkspace();
+		if (workspace && workspace.roots.length > 0) {
+			folderUri = workspace.roots[0];
+		}
+
 		return this.fileService.resolveContent(resource).then(content => true, err =>
-			this.guessAdapter(type).then(adapter => adapter ? adapter.getInitialConfigurationContent() : undefined)
+			this.guessAdapter(type).then(adapter => adapter ? adapter.getInitialConfigurationContent(folderUri) : undefined)
 				.then(content => {
 					if (!content) {
 						return false;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugAdapter.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugAdapter.ts
index 4deae35b1b0c3ec79f9fac172add85ef46e861bc..944fd5b52277869c82fefd16a62a5a3fcb9d64dd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugAdapter.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import fs = require('fs');
 import path = require('path');
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
+import uri from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import * as strings from 'vs/base/common/strings';
 import * as objects from 'vs/base/common/objects';
@@ -139,12 +140,12 @@ export class Adapter {
 		return !!this.rawAdapter.initialConfigurations;
 	}
 
-	public getInitialConfigurationContent(): TPromise<string> {
+	public getInitialConfigurationContent(folderUri: uri): TPromise<string> {
 		const editorConfig = this.configurationService.getConfiguration<any>();
 		if (typeof this.rawAdapter.initialConfigurations === 'string') {
 			// Contributed initialConfigurations is a command that needs to be invoked
 			// Debug adapter will dynamically provide the full launch.json
-			return this.commandService.executeCommand<string>(<string>this.rawAdapter.initialConfigurations).then(content => {
+			return this.commandService.executeCommand<string>(<string>this.rawAdapter.initialConfigurations, folderUri).then(content => {
 				// Debug adapter returned the full content of the launch.json - return it after format
 				if (editorConfig.editor.insertSpaces) {
 					content = content.replace(new RegExp('\t', 'g'), strings.repeat(' ', editorConfig.editor.tabSize));