diff --git a/extensions/dacpac/package.json b/extensions/dacpac/package.json
index bfca1d1c61..92d15eb420 100644
--- a/extensions/dacpac/package.json
+++ b/extensions/dacpac/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "icon": "images/sqlserver.png",
   "aiKey": "AIF-37eefaf0-8022-4671-a3fb-64752724682e",
   "activationEvents": [
-    "*"
+    "onCommand:dacFx.start"
   ],
   "main": "./out/main",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/extensions/import/package.json b/extensions/import/package.json
index 1ba9d05717..7b72954e81 100644
--- a/extensions/import/package.json
+++ b/extensions/import/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	"icon": "images/sqlserver.png",
 	"aiKey": "AIF-37eefaf0-8022-4671-a3fb-64752724682e",
 	"activationEvents": [
-		"*"
+    "onCommand:flatFileImport.start"
 	],
 	"main": "./out/main",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/extensions/resource-deployment/package.json b/extensions/resource-deployment/package.json
index 7aac100bfc..f5e9dd32be 100644
--- a/extensions/resource-deployment/package.json
+++ b/extensions/resource-deployment/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 		"azdata": ">=1.6.0"
 	},
 	"activationEvents": [
-		"*"
+    "onCommand:azdata.resource.deploy",
+    "onCommand:azdata.openNotebookInputDialog"
 	],
 	"main": "./out/main",
 	"repository": {
diff --git a/extensions/schema-compare/package.json b/extensions/schema-compare/package.json
index ba241c9cb2..34660240aa 100644
--- a/extensions/schema-compare/package.json
+++ b/extensions/schema-compare/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "icon": "images/sqlserver.png",
   "aiKey": "AIF-37eefaf0-8022-4671-a3fb-64752724682e",
   "activationEvents": [
-    "*"
+    "onCommand:schemaCompare.start"
   ],
   "main": "./out/main",
   "repository": {