diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/services/objectExplorer/browser/treeUpdateUtils.ts b/src/sql/workbench/services/objectExplorer/browser/treeUpdateUtils.ts
index 1f1ce584df..d9edbdc5eb 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/services/objectExplorer/browser/treeUpdateUtils.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/services/objectExplorer/browser/treeUpdateUtils.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class TreeUpdateUtils {
 							await tree.expandAll(targetsToExpand);
 						}
 						if (selectedElement) {
-							tree.select(selectedElement);
+							tree.setFocus(selectedElement);
 						}
 						tree.getFocus();
 					}, onUnexpectedError);