diff --git a/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Debug/LaunchSettingsJsonEncoding.cs b/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Debug/LaunchSettingsJsonEncoding.cs
index 2cac985a181..7c434d706e7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Debug/LaunchSettingsJsonEncoding.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Managed/ProjectSystem/Debug/LaunchSettingsJsonEncoding.cs
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ LaunchProfile ReadProfile(string name)
                     JsonToken.Boolean => (bool)reader.Value!,
                     JsonToken.Integer => checked((int)(long)reader.Value!),
                     JsonToken.StartObject => (jsonSerializer ??= JsonSerializer.CreateDefault()).Deserialize<Dictionary<string, object>>(reader),
+                    JsonToken.StartArray => (jsonSerializer ??= JsonSerializer.CreateDefault()).Deserialize<string[]>(reader),
                     JsonToken.String => (string)reader.Value!,
                     _ => null
                 };