diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index cfe5f5a11..ee7aa0ebd 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub struct LanguageConfiguration {
     pub(crate) indent_query: OnceCell<Option<IndentQuery>>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub debug_adapter: Option<DebugAdapterConfig>,
+    // TODO: names for those
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub debug_configs: Option<Vec<HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>>>,
 }
diff --git a/helix-dap/src/types.rs b/helix-dap/src/types.rs
index a31bc1d14..fde3cd80a 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/types.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/types.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 pub struct DebugAdapterConfig {
+    pub name: String,
     pub transport: String,
     pub command: String,
     pub args: Vec<String>,
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 749b8820b..c10f94e6c 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -4362,10 +4362,10 @@ fn dap_start(cx: &mut Context) {
             return;
         }
     };
-    let started = Client::process(config, 0);
+    let started = Client::process(config.clone(), 0);
     let (mut debugger, events) = block_on(started).unwrap();
 
-    let request = debugger.initialize("go".to_owned());
+    let request = debugger.initialize(config.name);
     let _ = block_on(request).unwrap();
 
     let sessions = cx
diff --git a/languages.toml b/languages.toml
index 95d0b1772..8f8eb1c14 100644
--- a/languages.toml
+++ b/languages.toml
@@ -93,20 +93,17 @@ comment-token = "//"
 language-server = { command = "gopls" }
 # TODO: gopls needs utf-8 offsets?
 indent = { tab-width = 4, unit = "\t" }
-debug-adapter = { transport = "tcp", command = "dlv", args = ["dap"], port-arg = "-l 127.0.0.1:{}" }
+debug-adapter = { name = "go", transport = "tcp", command = "dlv", args = ["dap"], port-arg = "-l 127.0.0.1:{}" }
 
 [[language.debug-configs]]
-request = "launch"
 mode = "debug"
 program = "main.go"
 
 [[language.debug-configs]]
-request = "launch"
 mode = "exec"
 program = "main"
 
 [[language.debug-configs]]
-request = "launch"
 mode = "test"
 program = "."