diff --git a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/debug/debug.ts b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/debug/debug.ts
index 2f8e77b4d40de..3cf349b63d2db 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/debug/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-ext/src/plugin/node/debug/debug.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class DebugExtImpl implements DebugExt {
         return this.doGetTerminalCreationOptions(debugType);
     }
 
-    protected async doGetTerminalCreationOptions(debugType: string): Promise<TerminalOptionsExt | undefined> {
+    async doGetTerminalCreationOptions(debugType: string): Promise<TerminalOptionsExt | undefined> {
         return undefined;
     }