diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 802c06809ff..92abf31ae24 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		export function registerFileSystemProvider(scheme: string, provider: FileSystemProvider): Disposable;
 
 		/**
-		 * Updates the workspace folders of the currently opened workspace. This method allows to add, remove
+		 * Updates the [workspace folders](#workspace.workspaceFolders) of the currently opened workspace. This method allows to add, remove
 		 * and change workspace folders a the same time. Use the [onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders()](#onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders)
 		 * event to get notified when the workspace folders have been updated.
 		 *
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * It is valid to remove an existing workspace folder and add it again with a different name
 		 * to rename that folder.
 		 *
-		 * Note: if the first workspace folder is added, removed or changed, all extensions will be restarted
+		 * **Note:** if the first workspace folder is added, removed or changed, all extensions will be restarted
 		 * so that the (deprecated) `rootPath` property is updated to point to the first workspace
 		 * folder.
 		 *
-		 * Note: it is not valid to call [updateWorkspaceFolders()](#updateWorkspaceFolders) multiple times
+		 * **Note:** it is not valid to call [updateWorkspaceFolders()](#updateWorkspaceFolders) multiple times
 		 * without waiting for the [onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders()](#onDidChangeWorkspaceFolders) to fire.
 		 *
 		 * @param start the zero-based location in the list of currently opened [workspace folders](#WorkspaceFolder)
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostWorkspace.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostWorkspace.ts
index 5ead32afa25..dd3df1c4149 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostWorkspace.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostWorkspace.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ export class ExtHostWorkspace implements ExtHostWorkspaceShape {
 		}
 
 		// Try to accept directly
-		return this.trySetWorkspaceFolders(newWorkspaceFolders);
+		this.trySetWorkspaceFolders(newWorkspaceFolders);
+
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	getWorkspaceFolder(uri: vscode.Uri, resolveParent?: boolean): vscode.WorkspaceFolder {
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ export class ExtHostWorkspace implements ExtHostWorkspaceShape {
 		return normalize(result, true);
 	}
 
-	private trySetWorkspaceFolders(folders: vscode.WorkspaceFolder[]): boolean {
+	private trySetWorkspaceFolders(folders: vscode.WorkspaceFolder[]): void {
 
 		// Update directly here. The workspace is unconfirmed as long as we did not get an
 		// acknowledgement from the main side (via $acceptWorkspaceData)
@@ -292,11 +294,7 @@ export class ExtHostWorkspace implements ExtHostWorkspaceShape {
 				configuration: this._actualWorkspace.configuration,
 				folders
 			} as IWorkspaceData, this._actualWorkspace).workspace;
-
-			return true;
 		}
-
-		return false;
 	}
 
 	$acceptWorkspaceData(data: IWorkspaceData): void {