diff --git a/src/ConfigurationManager.ts b/src/ConfigurationManager.ts
index 7ea8c28f..ef3b4f50 100644
--- a/src/ConfigurationManager.ts
+++ b/src/ConfigurationManager.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  *   limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import execa from "execa";
+import * as execa from "execa";
 import * as glob from "glob";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as portfinder from "portfinder";
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements Disposable {
               Constants.EXTENSION_OUTPUT_CHANNEL.appendLine(
                 "Starting managed service.",
               );
-              (this.process = execa("java", args)).catch(
+              (this.process = execa.execa("java", args)).catch(
                 (err: execa.ExecaError) => {
                   if (err.isCanceled) {
                     Constants.EXTENSION_OUTPUT_CHANNEL.appendLine(