diff --git a/src/debugging/python/PythonDebugHelper.ts b/src/debugging/python/PythonDebugHelper.ts
index 430f2f00d1..c3c1c63891 100644
--- a/src/debugging/python/PythonDebugHelper.ts
+++ b/src/debugging/python/PythonDebugHelper.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class PythonDebugHelper implements DebugHelper {
 
         return {
             ...{ ...debugConfiguration, python: undefined }, // Get the original debug configuration, minus the "python" property which belongs to the Docker launch config and confuses the Python extension
-            type: 'python',
+            type: 'debugpy',
             request: 'launch',
             pathMappings: debugConfiguration.python.pathMappings,
             justMyCode: debugConfiguration.python.justMyCode ?? true,