2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 84aea8249..e4dd66924 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
                 "rust-analyzer.debug.engineSettings": {
                     "type": "object",
                     "default": {},
-                    "description": "Optional settings passed to the debug engine."
+                    "description": "Optional settings passed to the debug engine. Example:\n{ \"lldb\": { \"terminal\":\"external\"} }"
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -609,4 +609,4 @@
             }
         ]
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts b/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
index 782a7ba89..e62de7d6e 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
@@ -134,9 +134,12 @@ export function debugSingle(ctx: Ctx): Cmd {
         }
 
         const executable = await getDebugExecutable(config);
-        let debugConfig = knownEngines[debugEngine.id](config, executable, debugOptions.sourceFileMap);
-        for (var key in debugOptions.engineSettings) {
-            debugConfig[key] = (debugOptions.engineSettings as any)[key];
+        const debugConfig = knownEngines[debugEngine.id](config, executable, debugOptions.sourceFileMap);
+        if (debugConfig.type in debugOptions.engineSettings) {
+            const settingsMap = (debugOptions.engineSettings as any)[debugConfig.type];
+            for (var key in settingsMap) {
+                debugConfig[key] = settingsMap[key];
+            }
         }
 
         debugOutput.appendLine("Launching debug configuration:");