diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/4047.md b/news/2 Fixes/4047.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2a417b576d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/4047.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix `pythonPath` typo (thanks [David Lechner](https://github.com/dlech))
diff --git a/src/client/extension.ts b/src/client/extension.ts
index bb9d72540dbb..7f4e70f6c3ab 100644
--- a/src/client/extension.ts
+++ b/src/client/extension.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ async function sendStartupTelemetry(activatedPromise: Promise<any>, serviceConta
 
 function hasUserDefinedPythonPath(resource: Resource, serviceContainer: IServiceContainer) {
     const workspaceService = serviceContainer.get<IWorkspaceService>(IWorkspaceService);
-    const settings = workspaceService.getConfiguration('python', resource)!.inspect<string>('pyhontPath')!;
+    const settings = workspaceService.getConfiguration('python', resource)!.inspect<string>('pythonPath')!;
     return (settings.workspaceFolderValue && settings.workspaceFolderValue !== 'python') ||
         (settings.workspaceValue && settings.workspaceValue !== 'python') ||
         (settings.globalValue && settings.globalValue !== 'python');