diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/commands.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/commands.ts
index 0f7c3b4a99fb8..3dbad2d256065 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/commands.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async function goToProjectConfig(
 
 	const file = client.toPath(resource);
 	// TSServer errors when 'projectInfo' is invoked on a non js/ts file
-	if (!file || !clientHost.handles(resource)) {
+	if (!file || !await clientHost.handles(resource)) {
 		vscode.window.showWarningMessage(
 			localize(
 				'typescript.projectConfigUnsupportedFile',
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
index e0662805aa68f..e1dd020d63056 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/updatePathsOnRename.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 		private readonly handles: (uri: vscode.Uri) => Promise<boolean>,
 	) {
 		this._onDidRenameSub = vscode.workspace.onDidRenameResource(e => {
+			console.log(e.newResource);
 			this.doRename(e.oldResource, e.newResource);
 		});
 	}
@@ -48,10 +49,13 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (!await this.handles(newResource)) {
+		const handles = await this.handles(newResource);
+		console.log(handles);
+		if (!handles) {
 			return;
 		}
 
+
 		const newFile = this.client.toPath(newResource);
 		if (!newFile) {
 			return;
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ export class UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		console.log('x');
 		if (await this.confirmActionWithUser(document)) {
 			await vscode.workspace.applyEdit(edits);
 		}
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageProvider.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageProvider.ts
index d98389d62eadc..0a3d0172187e3 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/languageProvider.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { CachedNavTreeResponse } from './features/baseCodeLensProvider';
 import { memoize } from './utils/memoize';
 import { disposeAll } from './utils/dispose';
 import TelemetryReporter from './utils/telemetry';
-import { UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler } from './features/updatePathsOnRename';
 
 const validateSetting = 'validate.enable';
 const suggestionSetting = 'suggestionActions.enabled';
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ export default class LanguageProvider {
 
 	private readonly disposables: vscode.Disposable[] = [];
 
-	private readonly renameHandler: UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler;
-
 	constructor(
 		private readonly client: TypeScriptServiceClient,
 		private readonly description: LanguageDescription,
@@ -52,22 +49,12 @@ export default class LanguageProvider {
 		client.onReady(async () => {
 			await this.registerProviders();
 		});
-
-		this.renameHandler = new UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler(this.client, this.fileConfigurationManager, async uri => {
-			try {
-				const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(uri);
-				return this.handles(uri, doc);
-			} catch {
-				return false;
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	public dispose(): void {
 		disposeAll(this.disposables);
 
 		this.diagnosticsManager.dispose();
-		this.renameHandler.dispose();
 	}
 
 	@memoize
@@ -119,10 +106,6 @@ export default class LanguageProvider {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (this.client.bufferSyncSupport.handles(resource)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		const base = basename(resource.fsPath);
 		return !!base && base === this.description.configFile;
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
index f0f3610f63f08..8c5c4da719638 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/typeScriptServiceClientHost.ts
@@ -8,25 +8,23 @@
  * https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Sublime-Plugin/blob/master/TypeScript%20Indent.tmPreferences
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-import { workspace, Memento, Diagnostic, Range, Disposable, Uri, DiagnosticSeverity, DiagnosticTag, DiagnosticRelatedInformation } from 'vscode';
-
+import { Diagnostic, DiagnosticRelatedInformation, DiagnosticSeverity, DiagnosticTag, Disposable, Memento, Range, Uri, workspace } from 'vscode';
+import { DiagnosticKind } from './features/diagnostics';
+import FileConfigurationManager from './features/fileConfigurationManager';
+import LanguageProvider from './languageProvider';
 import * as Proto from './protocol';
 import * as PConst from './protocol.const';
-
 import TypeScriptServiceClient from './typescriptServiceClient';
-import LanguageProvider from './languageProvider';
-
-import TypingsStatus, { AtaProgressReporter } from './utils/typingsStatus';
-import VersionStatus from './utils/versionStatus';
-import { TypeScriptServerPlugin } from './utils/plugins';
-import * as typeConverters from './utils/typeConverters';
+import API from './utils/api';
 import { CommandManager } from './utils/commandManager';
+import { disposeAll } from './utils/dispose';
 import { LanguageDescription } from './utils/languageDescription';
 import LogDirectoryProvider from './utils/logDirectoryProvider';
-import { disposeAll } from './utils/dispose';
-import { DiagnosticKind } from './features/diagnostics';
-import API from './utils/api';
-import FileConfigurationManager from './features/fileConfigurationManager';
+import { TypeScriptServerPlugin } from './utils/plugins';
+import * as typeConverters from './utils/typeConverters';
+import TypingsStatus, { AtaProgressReporter } from './utils/typingsStatus';
+import VersionStatus from './utils/versionStatus';
+import { UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler } from './features/updatePathsOnRename';
 
 // Style check diagnostics that can be reported as warnings
 const styleCheckDiagnostics = [
@@ -47,6 +45,7 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 	private readonly disposables: Disposable[] = [];
 	private readonly versionStatus: VersionStatus;
 	private readonly fileConfigurationManager: FileConfigurationManager;
+	private readonly updateImportsOnFileRenameHandler: UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler;
 
 	private reportStyleCheckAsWarnings: boolean = true;
 
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 		this.ataProgressReporter = new AtaProgressReporter(this.client);
 		this.fileConfigurationManager = new FileConfigurationManager(this.client);
 
-
 		for (const description of descriptions) {
 			const manager = new LanguageProvider(this.client, description, this.commandManager, this.client.telemetryReporter, this.typingsStatus, this.fileConfigurationManager);
 			this.languages.push(manager);
@@ -103,6 +101,8 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 			this.languagePerId.set(description.id, manager);
 		}
 
+		this.updateImportsOnFileRenameHandler = new UpdateImportsOnFileRenameHandler(this.client, this.fileConfigurationManager, uri => this.handles(uri));
+
 		this.client.ensureServiceStarted();
 		this.client.onReady(() => {
 			if (!this.client.apiVersion.gte(API.v230)) {
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 		this.typingsStatus.dispose();
 		this.ataProgressReporter.dispose();
 		this.fileConfigurationManager.dispose();
+		this.updateImportsOnFileRenameHandler.dispose();
 	}
 
 	public get serviceClient(): TypeScriptServiceClient {
@@ -162,8 +163,12 @@ export default class TypeScriptServiceClientHost {
 		this.triggerAllDiagnostics();
 	}
 
-	public handles(resource: Uri): boolean {
-		return !!this.findLanguage(resource);
+	public async handles(resource: Uri): Promise<boolean> {
+		const provider = await this.findLanguage(resource);
+		if (provider) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return this.client.bufferSyncSupport.handles(resource);
 	}
 
 	private configurationChanged(): void {