2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts b/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
index befb8b366..2238a5a73 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function debugSingle(ctx: Ctx): Cmd {
 
         let debugEngineId = ctx.config.debug.engine;
         let debugEngine = null;
-        if (!debugEngineId) {
+        if ( debugEngineId === "auto" ) {
             debugEngine = vscode.extensions.getExtension(lldbId);
             if (!debugEngine) {
                 debugEngine = vscode.extensions.getExtension(cpptoolsId);
diff --git a/editors/code/src/config.ts b/editors/code/src/config.ts
index 7764a2179..110e54180 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/config.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/config.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class Config {
 
     get debug() {
         return {
-            engine: this.get<null | string>("debug.engine"),
+            engine: this.get<string>("debug.engine"),
             sourceFileMap: this.get<Record<string, string>>("debug.sourceFileMap"),
         };
     }