diff --git a/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/constants.ts
index 9c54310b33..ff9fa779c5 100644
--- a/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/data-workspace/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const CloneParentDirectoryNotExistError = (location: string): string => {
 export const Project = localize('dataworkspace.project', "Project");
 export const Workspace = localize('dataworkspace.workspace', "Workspace");
 export const LocationSelectorTitle = localize('dataworkspace.locationSelectorTitle', "Location");
-export const ProjectFilePlaceholder = localize('dataworkspace.projectFilePlaceholder', "Select project (.sqlproj) file");
+export const ProjectFilePlaceholder = localize('dataworkspace.projectFilePlaceholder', "Select project file");
 export const WorkspacePlaceholder = localize('dataworkspace.workspacePlaceholder', "Select workspace ({0}) file", WorkspaceFileExtension);
 export const ProjectAlreadyOpened = (path: string): string => { return localize('dataworkspace.projectAlreadyOpened', "Project '{0}' is already opened.", path); };
 export const Local = localize('dataworksapce.local', 'Local');
diff --git a/extensions/data-workspace/src/dialogs/openExistingDialog.ts b/extensions/data-workspace/src/dialogs/openExistingDialog.ts
index badef16dcf..ba88becfe2 100644
--- a/extensions/data-workspace/src/dialogs/openExistingDialog.ts
+++ b/extensions/data-workspace/src/dialogs/openExistingDialog.ts
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export class OpenExistingDialog extends DialogBase {
 	public async projectBrowse(): Promise<void> {
 		const filters: { [name: string]: string[] } = {};
 		const projectTypes = await this.workspaceService.getAllProjectTypes();
-		filters[constants.AllProjectTypes] = projectTypes.map(type => type.projectFileExtension);
+		filters[constants.AllProjectTypes] = [...new Set(projectTypes.map(type => type.projectFileExtension))];
 		projectTypes.forEach(type => {
 			filters[type.displayName] = [type.projectFileExtension];
 		});