diff --git a/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/load_addons.py b/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/load_addons.py
index 4e0b182..fa492e9 100644
--- a/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/load_addons.py
+++ b/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/load_addons.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def setup_addon_links(addon_paths):
 def load(addon_paths):
     for addon_path in addon_paths:
         try:
-            bpy.ops.wm.addon_enable(module=addon_path.name)
+            bpy.ops.preferences.addon_enable(module=addon_path.name)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
             send_dict_as_json({"type" : "enableFailure", "addonPath" : str(addon_path)})
diff --git a/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/operators/addon_update.py b/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/operators/addon_update.py
index 2c15247..563a02e 100644
--- a/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/operators/addon_update.py
+++ b/pythonFiles/include/blender_vscode/operators/addon_update.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class UpdateAddonOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
 
     def execute(self, context):
         try:
-            bpy.ops.wm.addon_disable(module=self.module_name)
+            bpy.ops.preferences.addon_disable(module=self.module_name)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
             send_dict_as_json({"type" : "disableFailure"})
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def execute(self, context):
                 del sys.modules[name]
 
         try:
-            bpy.ops.wm.addon_enable(module=self.module_name)
+            bpy.ops.preferences.addon_enable(module=self.module_name)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
             send_dict_as_json({"type" : "enableFailure"})