diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/crashReporter/electron-browser/crashReporterService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/crashReporter/electron-browser/crashReporterService.ts
index 0acfd1793ac..792a8672297 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/crashReporter/electron-browser/crashReporterService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/crashReporter/electron-browser/crashReporterService.ts
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ export class CrashReporterService implements ICrashReporterService {
 
 	private startCrashReporter(): void {
 
-		// base options
+		// base options with product info
 		this.options = {
 			companyName: product.crashReporter.companyName,
 			productName: product.crashReporter.productName,
-			submitURL: this.getSubmitURL()
+			submitURL: this.getSubmitURL(),
+			extra: {
+				vscode_version: pkg.version,
+				vscode_commit: product.commit
+			}
 		};
 
-		// mixin telemetry info and product info
+		// mixin telemetry info
 		this.telemetryService.getTelemetryInfo()
 			.then(info => {
-				assign(this.options, {
-					extra: {
-						vscode_sessionId: info.sessionId,
-						vscode_version: pkg.version,
-						vscode_commit: product.commit,
-						vscode_machineId: info.machineId
-					}
+				assign(this.options.extra, {
+					vscode_sessionId: info.sessionId,
+					vscode_machineId: info.machineId
 				});
 
 				// start crash reporter right here
@@ -81,12 +81,7 @@ export class CrashReporterService implements ICrashReporterService {
 		// Experimental attempt on Mac only for now
 		if (isMacintosh) {
 			const childProcessOptions = clone(this.options);
-			if (childProcessOptions.extra) {
-				childProcessOptions.extra.processName = name;
-			} else {
-				childProcessOptions.extra = { processName: name };
-			}
-
+			childProcessOptions.extra.processName = name;
 			childProcessOptions.crashesDirectory = os.tmpdir();
 			return childProcessOptions;
 		}