diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts
index 7f9412350..d027ac7b8 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-concourse/lib/Main.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function error(msg : string) {
 export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
     let options : commons.ActivatorOptions = {
         DEBUG : false,
-        CONNECT_TO_LS: true,
+        CONNECT_TO_LS: false,
         extensionId: 'vscode-concourse',
         launcher: (context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) => Path.resolve(context.extensionPath, 'jars/language-server.jar'),
         jvmHeap: "48m",