diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/lazyClientHost.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/lazyClientHost.ts
index 0b56316275d..7f136285215 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/lazyClientHost.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/lazyClientHost.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import { CommandManager } from './commands/commandManager';
 import { OngoingRequestCancellerFactory } from './tsServer/cancellation';
 import { ILogDirectoryProvider } from './tsServer/logDirectoryProvider';
 import { TsServerProcessFactory } from './tsServer/server';
 import { ITypeScriptVersionProvider } from './tsServer/versionProvider';
 import TypeScriptServiceClientHost from './typeScriptServiceClientHost';
 import { flatten } from './utils/arrays';
-import { CommandManager } from './commands/commandManager';
 import { standardLanguageDescriptions } from './utils/languageDescription';
-import * as ProjectStatus from './utils/largeProjectStatus';
 import { lazy, Lazy } from './utils/lazy';
 import ManagedFileContextManager from './utils/managedFileContext';
 import { PluginManager } from './utils/plugins';
@@ -40,13 +39,6 @@ export function createLazyClientHost(
 
 		context.subscriptions.push(clientHost);
 
-		clientHost.serviceClient.onReady(() => {
-			context.subscriptions.push(
-				ProjectStatus.create(
-					clientHost.serviceClient,
-					clientHost.serviceClient.telemetryReporter));
-		});
-
 		return clientHost;
 	});
 }
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
index 4d7359ecc09..908735a7f2d 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { DiagnosticLanguage, LanguageDescription } from './utils/languageDescrip
 import { PluginManager } from './utils/plugins';
 import * as typeConverters from './utils/typeConverters';
 import TypingsStatus, { AtaProgressReporter } from './utils/typingsStatus';
+import * as ProjectStatus from './utils/largeProjectStatus';
 
 namespace Experimental {
 	export interface Diagnostic extends Proto.Diagnostic {
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost extends Disposable {
 		this._register(new VersionStatus(this.client, services.commandManager));
 		this._register(new AtaProgressReporter(this.client));
 		this.typingsStatus = this._register(new TypingsStatus(this.client));
+		this._register(ProjectStatus.create(this.client));
+
 		this.fileConfigurationManager = this._register(new FileConfigurationManager(this.client, onCaseInsenitiveFileSystem));
 
 		for (const description of descriptions) {
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptService.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptService.ts
index dbab88fb227..de32927d816 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptService.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptService.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { TypeScriptVersion } from './tsServer/versionProvider';
 import API from './utils/api';
 import { TypeScriptServiceConfiguration } from './utils/configuration';
 import { PluginManager } from './utils/plugins';
+import { TelemetryReporter } from './utils/telemetry';
 
 export namespace ServerResponse {
 
@@ -159,9 +160,11 @@ export interface ITypeScriptServiceClient {
 	showVersionPicker(): void;
 
 	readonly apiVersion: API;
+
 	readonly pluginManager: PluginManager;
 	readonly configuration: TypeScriptServiceConfiguration;
 	readonly bufferSyncSupport: BufferSyncSupport;
+	readonly telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter;
 
 	execute<K extends keyof StandardTsServerRequests>(
 		command: K,
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
index 99b269f9be2..a9df17de471 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typescriptServiceClient.ts
@@ -115,11 +115,10 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClient extends Disposable implements IType
 	private readonly loadingIndicator = new ServerInitializingIndicator();
 
 	public readonly telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter;
-
 	public readonly bufferSyncSupport: BufferSyncSupport;
 	public readonly diagnosticsManager: DiagnosticsManager;
-
 	public readonly pluginManager: PluginManager;
+
 	private readonly logDirectoryProvider: ILogDirectoryProvider;
 	private readonly cancellerFactory: OngoingRequestCancellerFactory;
 	private readonly versionProvider: ITypeScriptVersionProvider;
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/largeProjectStatus.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/largeProjectStatus.ts
index f820101f1b1..223d7cb4716 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/largeProjectStatus.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/largeProjectStatus.ts
@@ -111,16 +111,15 @@ function onConfigureExcludesSelected(
 
 export function create(
 	client: ITypeScriptServiceClient,
-	telemetryReporter: TelemetryReporter
-) {
+): vscode.Disposable {
 	const toDispose: vscode.Disposable[] = [];
 
-	const item = new ExcludeHintItem(telemetryReporter);
+	const item = new ExcludeHintItem(client.telemetryReporter);
 	toDispose.push(vscode.commands.registerCommand('js.projectStatus.command', () => {
 		if (item.configFileName) {
 			onConfigureExcludesSelected(client, item.configFileName);
 		}
-		let { message } = item.getCurrentHint();
+		const { message } = item.getCurrentHint();
 		return vscode.window.showInformationMessage(message);
 	}));
 
@@ -128,4 +127,3 @@ export function create(
 
 	return vscode.Disposable.from(...toDispose);
 }
-