diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index 3fdb055e264..a003fe9bcfb 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ import { toDisposable, filterEvent, mapEvent, eventToPromise } from './util';
 import TelemetryReporter from 'vscode-extension-telemetry';
 import { API, createApi } from './api';
 
-async function init(context: ExtensionContext, outputChannel: OutputChannel, disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<Model> {
-	const { name, version, aiKey } = require(context.asAbsolutePath('./package.json')) as { name: string, version: string, aiKey: string };
-	const telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter = new TelemetryReporter(name, version, aiKey);
-	disposables.push(telemetryReporter);
+let telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter;
 
+async function init(context: ExtensionContext, outputChannel: OutputChannel, disposables: Disposable[]): Promise<Model> {
 	const pathHint = workspace.getConfiguration('git').get<string>('path');
 	const info = await findGit(pathHint, path => outputChannel.appendLine(localize('looking', "Looking for git in: {0}", path)));
 	const askpass = new Askpass();
@@ -99,6 +97,9 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): API {
 	const disposables: Disposable[] = [];
 	context.subscriptions.push(new Disposable(() => Disposable.from(...disposables).dispose()));
 
+	const { name, version, aiKey } = require(context.asAbsolutePath('./package.json')) as { name: string, version: string, aiKey: string };
+	telemetryReporter = new TelemetryReporter(name, version, aiKey);
+
 	let activatePromise: Promise<Model | undefined>;
 
 	if (enabled) {
@@ -146,3 +147,7 @@ async function checkGitVersion(info: IGit): Promise<void> {
 		await config.update('ignoreLegacyWarning', true, true);
 	}
 }
+
+export function deactivate(): Promise<any> {
+	return telemetryReporter ? telemetryReporter.dispose() : Promise.resolve(null);
+}
diff --git a/extensions/html/client/src/htmlMain.ts b/extensions/html/client/src/htmlMain.ts
index a3bc91466ea..6bcce08f9d6 100644
--- a/extensions/html/client/src/htmlMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/html/client/src/htmlMain.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ interface IPackageInfo {
 	aiKey: string;
 }
 
+let telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter | null;
+
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 	let toDispose = context.subscriptions;
 
 	let packageInfo = getPackageInfo(context);
-	let telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter | null = packageInfo && new TelemetryReporter(packageInfo.name, packageInfo.version, packageInfo.aiKey);
-	if (telemetryReporter) {
-		toDispose.push(telemetryReporter);
-	}
+	telemetryReporter = packageInfo && new TelemetryReporter(packageInfo.name, packageInfo.version, packageInfo.aiKey);
 
 	// The server is implemented in node
 	let serverModule = context.asAbsolutePath(path.join('server', 'out', 'htmlServerMain.js'));
@@ -200,3 +199,7 @@ function getPackageInfo(context: ExtensionContext): IPackageInfo | null {
 	}
 	return null;
 }
+
+export function deactivate(): Promise<any> {
+	return telemetryReporter ? telemetryReporter.dispose() : Promise.resolve(null);
+}
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diff --git a/extensions/json/client/src/jsonMain.ts b/extensions/json/client/src/jsonMain.ts
index e6fe6e4253b..2ba432b2f1c 100644
--- a/extensions/json/client/src/jsonMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/json/client/src/jsonMain.ts
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ interface JSONSchemaSettings {
 	schema?: any;
 }
 
+let telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter;
+
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 
 	let toDispose = context.subscriptions;
 
 	let packageInfo = getPackageInfo(context);
-	let telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter = packageInfo && new TelemetryReporter(packageInfo.name, packageInfo.version, packageInfo.aiKey);
-	toDispose.push(telemetryReporter);
+	telemetryReporter = packageInfo && new TelemetryReporter(packageInfo.name, packageInfo.version, packageInfo.aiKey);
 
 	// The server is implemented in node
 	let serverModule = context.asAbsolutePath(path.join('server', 'out', 'jsonServerMain.js'));
@@ -169,6 +170,10 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 	languages.setLanguageConfiguration('jsonc', languageConfiguration);
 }
 
+export function deactivate(): Promise<any> {
+	return telemetryReporter ? telemetryReporter.dispose() : Promise.resolve(null);
+}
+
 function getSchemaAssociation(context: ExtensionContext): ISchemaAssociations {
 	let associations: ISchemaAssociations = {};
 	extensions.all.forEach(extension => {