diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts
index c702058db01..fe5715db615 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/remote/common/remote.contribution.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration)
 				errorMessage: localize('remote.portsAttributes.patternError', "Must be a port number, range of port numbers, or regular expression."),
 				additionalProperties: false
 			},
-			'remote.portsAttributes.unconfigured': {
+			'remote.unconfiguredPortsAttributes': {
 				type: 'object',
 				properties: {
 					'onAutoForward': {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
index 6b2af5bcdb5..f0d81ce914b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteExplorerService.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ interface PortAttributes extends Attributes {
 
 export class PortsAttributes extends Disposable {
 	private static SETTING = 'remote.portsAttributes';
-	private static DEFAULTS = 'remote.portsAttributes.unconfigured';
+	private static DEFAULTS = 'remote.unconfiguredPortsAttributes';
 	private static RANGE = /^(\d+)\-(\d+)$/;
 	private portsAttributes: PortAttributes[] = [];
 	private defaultPortAttributes: Attributes | undefined;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class PortsAttributes extends Disposable {
 	constructor(private readonly configurationService: IConfigurationService) {
 		super();
 		this._register(configurationService.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
-			if (e.affectsConfiguration(PortsAttributes.SETTING)) {
+			if (e.affectsConfiguration(PortsAttributes.SETTING) || e.affectsConfiguration(PortsAttributes.DEFAULTS)) {
 				this.updateAttributes();
 			}
 		}));