diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
index 409c1b98..900d1438 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/vscode/.vscode/launch.json.tpl
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
         {
             "type": "gdb",
             "request": "launch",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
             "name": "PlatformIO Debugger",
             "target": "{{prog_path.replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '\\"')}}",
             "gdbpath": "{{join(dirname(platformio_path), "piodebuggdb").replace('\\\\', '/').replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '\\"')}}",
-            "autorun": [ "source .pioinit" ]
+            "autorun": [ "source .pioinit" ],
+            "preLaunchTask": "PlatformIO: Pre-Debug",
+            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platformio/managers/core.py b/platformio/managers/core.py
index 1de8aa5f..9789b763 100644
--- a/platformio/managers/core.py
+++ b/platformio/managers/core.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from platformio.managers.package import PackageManager
 CORE_PACKAGES = {
     "contrib-piohome": ">=0.6.1,<2",
     "contrib-pysite": ">=0.1.2,<2",
-    "tool-pioplus": ">=0.13.3,<2",
+    "tool-pioplus": ">=0.13.5,<2",
     "tool-unity": "~1.20302.1",
     "tool-scons": "~2.20501.3"
 }