diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/DebugAdapter.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/DebugAdapter.java
index e2d3ac6d2..2f6deb5a3 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/DebugAdapter.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/DebugAdapter.java
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ public Messages.Response dispatchRequest(Messages.Request request) {
 
         try {
             if (debugContext.isVmTerminated()) {
-                AdapterUtils.setErrorResponse(response, ErrorCode.VM_TERMINATED,
-                        String.format("Target VM is already terminated.", request.command));
+                // the operation is meaningless
                 return response;
             }
             List<IDebugRequestHandler> handlers = requestHandlers.get(command);