diff --git a/test-tools/wamr-ide/VSCode-Extension/package.json b/test-tools/wamr-ide/VSCode-Extension/package.json
index bdf70dca2e..98aee2a963 100644
--- a/test-tools/wamr-ide/VSCode-Extension/package.json
+++ b/test-tools/wamr-ide/VSCode-Extension/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "Other"
     ],
     "activationEvents": [
-        "*"
+        "onStartupFinished"
     ],
     "main": "./out/extension.js",
     "contributes": {