diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/SimpleLanguageServer.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/SimpleLanguageServer.java
index d985ba8c2..629a2dd8c 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/SimpleLanguageServer.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/languageserver/util/SimpleLanguageServer.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public abstract class SimpleLanguageServer implements LanguageServer, LanguageCl
 	protected abstract ServerCapabilities getServerCapabilities();
 
     @Override
-    public CompletableFuture<Void> shutdown() {
+    public CompletableFuture<Object> shutdown() {
     	return Futures.of(null);
     }