diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/browser/serverTreeView.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/browser/serverTreeView.ts
index 55817b2f8e..bccc873c08 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/browser/serverTreeView.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/browser/serverTreeView.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class ServerTreeView extends Disposable implements IServerTreeView {
 			await this.refreshTree();
 			if (newProfile && !newProfileIsSelected) {
 				await this._tree!.reveal(newProfile);
-				this._tree!.select(newProfile);
+				this._tree.setFocus(newProfile);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/test/browser/serverTreeView.test.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/test/browser/serverTreeView.test.ts
index 25f9b571d1..9d75c8592d 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/test/browser/serverTreeView.test.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/test/browser/serverTreeView.test.ts
@@ -122,17 +122,17 @@ suite('ServerTreeView onAddConnectionProfile handler tests', () => {
 
 
 
-	test('onAddConnectionProfile handler selects the new profile when no profile is already selected', async () => {
+	test('onAddConnectionProfile handler focuses the new profile when no profile is already selected', async () => {
 		let newProfile = <IConnectionProfile>{
 			id: 'test_connection'
 		};
 		await runAddConnectionProfileHandler(undefined, newProfile);
 		mockRefreshTreeMethod.verify(x => x(), TypeMoq.Times.once());
 		mockTree.verify(x => x.clearSelection(), TypeMoq.Times.never());
-		mockTree.verify(x => x.select(TypeMoq.It.is(profile => profile === newProfile)), TypeMoq.Times.once());
+		mockTree.verify(x => x.setFocus(TypeMoq.It.is(profile => profile === newProfile)), TypeMoq.Times.once());
 	});
 
-	test('onAddConnectionProfile handler selects the new profile when a different profile is already selected', async () => {
+	test('onAddConnectionProfile handler focuses the new profile when a different profile is already selected', async () => {
 		let oldProfile = <IConnectionProfile>{
 			id: 'old_connection'
 		};
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ suite('ServerTreeView onAddConnectionProfile handler tests', () => {
 		await runAddConnectionProfileHandler(oldProfile, newProfile);
 		mockRefreshTreeMethod.verify(x => x(), TypeMoq.Times.once());
 		mockTree.verify(x => x.clearSelection(), TypeMoq.Times.once());
-		mockTree.verify(x => x.select(TypeMoq.It.is(profile => profile === newProfile)), TypeMoq.Times.once());
+		mockTree.verify(x => x.setFocus(TypeMoq.It.is(profile => profile === newProfile)), TypeMoq.Times.once());
 	});
 
 	test('onAddConnectionProfile handler does not clear the selection when the new profile is already selected', async () => {