diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index ced2974ba2f..922e4b4c1b6 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ const nodeModules = ['electron', 'original-fs']
 // Build
 
 const builtInExtensions = [
-	{ name: 'ms-vscode.node-debug', version: '1.16.0' },
-	{ name: 'ms-vscode.node-debug2', version: '1.15.5' }
+	{ name: 'ms-vscode.node-debug', version: '1.16.1' },
+	{ name: 'ms-vscode.node-debug2', version: '1.16.0' }
 ];
 
 const excludedExtensions = [
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/extensionHost.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/extensionHost.ts
index 2e49925e124..187a6018b89 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/extensionHost.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/extensionHost.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class ExtensionHostProcessWorker {
 				// (i.e. extension host) is taken down in a brutal fashion by the OS
 				detached: !!isWindows,
 				execArgv: port
-					? ['--nolazy', (this.isExtensionDevelopmentDebugBrk ? '--debug-brk=' : '--debug=') + port]
+					? ['--nolazy', (this.isExtensionDevelopmentDebugBrk ? '--inspect-brk=' : '--inspect=') + port]
 					: undefined,
 				silent: true
 			};