diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
index fb7f1037fdfe5a55d5a1a54bbbf01647d364f17c..bc42ac441fbecfa1ee068f440a5d024b57cfd049 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
@@ -588,13 +588,17 @@ class Launch implements ILaunch {
 
 		// massage configuration attributes - append workspace path to relatvie paths, substitute variables in paths.
 		Object.keys(result).forEach(key => {
-			result[key] = this.configurationResolverService.resolveAny(this.workspace, result[key]);
+			result[key] = this.configurationResolverService.resolveAny(this.getWorkspaceForResolving(), result[key]);
 		});
 
 		const adapter = this.configurationManager.getAdapter(result.type);
 		return this.configurationResolverService.resolveInteractiveVariables(result, adapter ? adapter.variables : null);
 	}
 
+	protected getWorkspaceForResolving(): IWorkspaceFolder {
+		return this.workspace;
+	}
+
 	public openConfigFile(sideBySide: boolean, type?: string): TPromise<IEditor> {
 		const resource = this.uri;
 		let pinned = false;
@@ -690,9 +694,9 @@ class UserLaunch extends Launch implements ILaunch {
 		@IConfigurationService configurationService: IConfigurationService,
 		@IConfigurationResolverService configurationResolverService: IConfigurationResolverService,
 		@IPreferencesService private preferencesService: IPreferencesService,
-		@IWorkspaceContextService contextService: IWorkspaceContextService
+		@IWorkspaceContextService private contextService: IWorkspaceContextService
 	) {
-		super(configurationManager, contextService.getWorkbenchState() === WorkbenchState.FOLDER ? contextService.getWorkspace().folders[0] : undefined, fileService, editorService, configurationService, configurationResolverService);
+		super(configurationManager, undefined, fileService, editorService, configurationService, configurationResolverService);
 	}
 
 	get uri(): uri {
@@ -703,6 +707,10 @@ class UserLaunch extends Launch implements ILaunch {
 		return nls.localize('user settings', "user settings");
 	}
 
+	protected getWorkspaceForResolving(): IWorkspaceFolder {
+		return this.contextService.getWorkbenchState() === WorkbenchState.FOLDER ? this.contextService.getWorkspace().folders[0] : undefined;
+	}
+
 	public get hidden(): boolean {
 		return true;
 	}