diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/debugModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/debugModel.ts
index 039d7200591..e63883be5b5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/debugModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/common/debugModel.ts
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ export class DebugModel implements IDebugModel {
 	}
 
 	addBreakpoints(uri: uri, rawData: IBreakpointData[], fireEvent = true): IBreakpoint[] {
-		const newBreakpoints = rawData.map(rawBp => new Breakpoint(uri, rawBp.lineNumber, rawBp.column, !!rawBp.enabled, rawBp.condition, rawBp.hitCondition, rawBp.logMessage, undefined, this.textFileService, rawBp.id));
+		const newBreakpoints = rawData.map(rawBp => new Breakpoint(uri, rawBp.lineNumber, rawBp.column, rawBp.enabled === false ? false : true, rawBp.condition, rawBp.hitCondition, rawBp.logMessage, undefined, this.textFileService, rawBp.id));
 		newBreakpoints.forEach(bp => bp.setSessionId(this.breakpointsSessionId));
 		this.breakpoints = this.breakpoints.concat(newBreakpoints);
 		this.breakpointsActivated = true;