diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index cdda7eb0062..6fa94426d27 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 		"out*/**": true,
 		"extensions/**/out/**": true
 	},
-	"tslint.enable": false,
+	"tslint.enable": true,
 	"tslint.rulesDirectory": "node_modules/tslint-microsoft-contrib"
 }
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diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index c43cd002de2..05303aee4cd 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient implements ITypescriptServiceClient
 
 		let label = this.getTypeScriptVersion(modulePath);
 		let tooltip = modulePath;
-		VersionStatus.show(label, tooltip);
+		VersionStatus.setInfo(label, tooltip);
 
 		this.servicePromise = new Promise<cp.ChildProcess>((resolve, reject) => {
 			try {
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/utils/versionStatus.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/utils/versionStatus.ts
index 38f3bb6ea26..a286bc992da 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/utils/versionStatus.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/utils/versionStatus.ts
@@ -7,37 +7,36 @@
 
 import vscode = require('vscode');
 
-let statusBarEntry: vscode.StatusBarItem;
+let versionBarEntry: vscode.StatusBarItem = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right, Number.MIN_VALUE);
 
 export function showHideStatus() {
-	if (!statusBarEntry) {
+	if (!versionBarEntry) {
 		return;
 	}
 	if (!vscode.window.activeTextEditor) {
-		statusBarEntry.hide();
+		versionBarEntry.hide();
 		return;
 	}
 	let doc = vscode.window.activeTextEditor.document;
 	if (vscode.languages.match('javascript', doc) || vscode.languages.match('javascriptreact', doc)
 		|| vscode.languages.match('typescript', doc) || vscode.languages.match('typescriptreact', doc)) {
 
-		statusBarEntry.show();
+		versionBarEntry.show();
 		return;
 	}
-	statusBarEntry.hide();
+	versionBarEntry.hide();
 }
 
 export function disposeStatus() {
-	if (statusBarEntry) {
-		statusBarEntry.dispose();
+	if (versionBarEntry) {
+		versionBarEntry.dispose();
 	}
 }
 
-export function show(message: string, tooltip: string) {
-	statusBarEntry = vscode.window.createStatusBarItem(vscode.StatusBarAlignment.Right, Number.MIN_VALUE);
-	statusBarEntry.text = message;
-	statusBarEntry.tooltip = tooltip;
+export function setInfo(message: string, tooltip: string) {
+	versionBarEntry.text = message;
+	versionBarEntry.tooltip = tooltip;
 	let color = 'white';
-	statusBarEntry.color = color;
-	statusBarEntry.show();
+	versionBarEntry.color = color;
+	versionBarEntry.show();
 }
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