diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5546cde4f..e34bd7fdb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2306,9 +2306,6 @@
               "pipeTransport": {
                 "description": "%generateOptionsSchema.pipeTransport.description%",
                 "type": "object",
-                "required": [
-                  "debuggerPath"
-                ],
                 "default": {
                   "pipeCwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
                   "pipeProgram": "enter the fully qualified path for the pipe program name, for example '/usr/bin/ssh'",
@@ -2838,9 +2835,6 @@
               "pipeTransport": {
                 "description": "%generateOptionsSchema.pipeTransport.description%",
                 "type": "object",
-                "required": [
-                  "debuggerPath"
-                ],
                 "default": {
                   "pipeCwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
                   "pipeProgram": "enter the fully qualified path for the pipe program name, for example '/usr/bin/ssh'",
@@ -3646,9 +3640,6 @@
               "pipeTransport": {
                 "description": "%generateOptionsSchema.pipeTransport.description%",
                 "type": "object",
-                "required": [
-                  "debuggerPath"
-                ],
                 "default": {
                   "pipeCwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
                   "pipeProgram": "enter the fully qualified path for the pipe program name, for example '/usr/bin/ssh'",
@@ -4178,9 +4169,6 @@
               "pipeTransport": {
                 "description": "%generateOptionsSchema.pipeTransport.description%",
                 "type": "object",
-                "required": [
-                  "debuggerPath"
-                ],
                 "default": {
                   "pipeCwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
                   "pipeProgram": "enter the fully qualified path for the pipe program name, for example '/usr/bin/ssh'",
diff --git a/src/coreclrDebug/activate.ts b/src/coreclrDebug/activate.ts
index 36e65c701..f8cb10f71 100644
--- a/src/coreclrDebug/activate.ts
+++ b/src/coreclrDebug/activate.ts
@@ -283,28 +283,14 @@ export class DebugAdapterExecutableFactory implements vscode.DebugAdapterDescrip
         // debugger has finished installation, kick off our debugger process
 
         // use the executable specified in the package.json if it exists or determine it based on some other information (e.g. the session)
-        if (!executable) {
-            const dotNetInfo = await getDotnetInfo(omnisharpOptions.dotNetCliPaths);
-            const pipeTransport = _session.configuration.pipeTransport;
-            let command = '';
-            let args = ['--interpreter=vscode'];
-            if (typeof pipeTransport === 'object') {
-                command = pipeTransport.debuggerPath;
-                args = pipeTransport.pipeArgs;
-            } else {
-                command = path.join(
-                    common.getExtensionPath(),
-                    '.debugger',
-                    'netcoredbg',
-                    'netcoredbg' + CoreClrDebugUtil.getPlatformExeExtension()
-                );
-            }
-
+        const pipeTransport = _session.configuration.pipeTransport;
+        if (!executable || typeof pipeTransport === 'object') {
             // Look to see if DOTNET_ROOT is set, then use dotnet cli path
+            const dotNetInfo = await getDotnetInfo(omnisharpOptions.dotNetCliPaths);
             const dotnetRoot: string =
                 process.env.DOTNET_ROOT ?? (dotNetInfo.CliPath ? path.dirname(dotNetInfo.CliPath) : '');
 
-            let options: vscode.DebugAdapterExecutableOptions | undefined = undefined;
+            let options: vscode.DebugAdapterExecutableOptions = {};
             if (dotnetRoot) {
                 options = {
                     env: {
@@ -313,6 +299,43 @@ export class DebugAdapterExecutableFactory implements vscode.DebugAdapterDescrip
                 };
             }
 
+            let command = '';
+            let args = [];
+            if (typeof pipeTransport === 'object') {
+                if (pipeTransport.debuggerPath) {
+                    command = pipeTransport.debuggerPath;
+                } else {
+                    command = path.join(
+                        common.getExtensionPath(),
+                        '.debugger',
+                        'netcoredbg',
+                        'netcoredbg' + CoreClrDebugUtil.getPlatformExeExtension()
+                    );
+                }
+                if (pipeTransport.debuggerArgs) {
+                    args = pipeTransport.debuggerArgs;
+                } else {
+                    args.push('--interpreter=vscode', '--');
+                }
+                if (pipeTransport.pipeProgram) {
+                    args.push(pipeTransport.pipeProgram);
+                }
+                if (pipeTransport.pipeArgs) {
+                    args.push(pipeTransport.pipeArgs);
+                }
+                if (pipeTransport.pipeCwd) {
+                    options.cwd = pipeTransport.pipeCwd;
+                }
+            } else {
+                command = path.join(
+                    common.getExtensionPath(),
+                    '.debugger',
+                    'netcoredbg',
+                    'netcoredbg' + CoreClrDebugUtil.getPlatformExeExtension()
+                );
+                args = ['--interpreter=vscode'];
+            }
+
             executable = new vscode.DebugAdapterExecutable(command, args, options);
         }