diff --git a/extensions/mssql/src/utils.ts b/extensions/mssql/src/utils.ts
index c2c693eb65..3f5fcd9861 100644
--- a/extensions/mssql/src/utils.ts
+++ b/extensions/mssql/src/utils.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ export function getCommonLaunchArgsAndCleanupOldLogFiles(logPath: string, fileNa
 	let launchArgs = [];
 	// Application Name determines app storage location or user data path.
 	launchArgs.push('--application-name', 'azuredatastudio');
+	launchArgs.push('--data-path', getAppDataPath());
+
 	launchArgs.push(`--locale`, vscode.env.language);
 
 	launchArgs.push('--log-file');