diff --git a/src/extension/noConfigDebugInit.ts b/src/extension/noConfigDebugInit.ts
index f9787d76..4962abe5 100644
--- a/src/extension/noConfigDebugInit.ts
+++ b/src/extension/noConfigDebugInit.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { createFileSystemWatcher, debugStartDebugging } from './utils';
 import { traceError, traceVerbose } from './common/log/logging';
 import { sendTelemetryEvent } from './telemetry';
 import { EventName } from './telemetry/constants';
+import { TriggerType } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Registers the configuration-less debugging setup for the extension.
@@ -86,7 +87,10 @@ export async function registerNoConfigDebug(
     // create file system watcher for the debuggerAdapterEndpointFolder for when the communication port is written
     const fileSystemWatcher = createFileSystemWatcher(new RelativePattern(tempDirPath, '**/*'));
     const fileCreationEvent = fileSystemWatcher.onDidCreate(async (uri) => {
-        sendTelemetryEvent(EventName.DEBUGGER_NO_CONFIG_DEBUGGING);
+        sendTelemetryEvent(EventName.DEBUG_SESSION_START, undefined, {
+            trigger: 'noConfig' as TriggerType,
+        });
+
         const filePath = uri.fsPath;
         fs.readFile(filePath, (err, data) => {
             const dataParse = data.toString();
diff --git a/src/extension/telemetry/constants.ts b/src/extension/telemetry/constants.ts
index e8a55d2d..94ff6643 100644
--- a/src/extension/telemetry/constants.ts
+++ b/src/extension/telemetry/constants.ts
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@ export enum EventName {
     USE_REPORT_ISSUE_COMMAND = 'USE_REPORT_ISSUE_COMMAND',
     DEBUGGER_PYTHON_37_DEPRECATED = 'DEBUGGER_PYTHON_37_DEPRECATED',
     DEBUGGER_SHOW_PYTHON_INLINE_VALUES = 'DEBUGGER_SHOW_PYTHON_INLINE_VALUES',
-    DEBUGGER_NO_CONFIG_DEBUGGING = 'DEBUGGER_NO_CONFIG_DEBUGGING',
 }
diff --git a/src/extension/telemetry/index.ts b/src/extension/telemetry/index.ts
index cbd34467..5be026fe 100644
--- a/src/extension/telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/src/extension/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ export interface IEventNamePropertyMapping {
          * - `launch`: Launch/start new code and debug it.
          * - `attach`: Attach to an exiting python process (remote debugging).
          * - `test`: Debugging python tests.
+         * - `noConfig`: No config debugging.
          *
          * @type {TriggerType}
          */
@@ -690,12 +691,4 @@ export interface IEventNamePropertyMapping {
        "DEBUGGER_SHOW_PYTHON_INLINE_VALUES" : { "owner": "eleanorjboyd" }
      */
     [EventName.DEBUGGER_SHOW_PYTHON_INLINE_VALUES]: never | undefined;
-
-    /**
-     * Telemetry event sent when no-config debugging is used.
-     */
-    /* __GDPR__
-        "DEBUGGER_NO_CONFIG_DEBUGGING" : { "owner": "eleanorjboyd" }
-     */
-    [EventName.DEBUGGER_NO_CONFIG_DEBUGGING]: never | undefined;
 }
diff --git a/src/extension/types.ts b/src/extension/types.ts
index 10e89edf..68a5f187 100644
--- a/src/extension/types.ts
+++ b/src/extension/types.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export interface DebugConfigurationArguments extends LaunchRequestArguments, Att
 
 export type ConsoleType = 'internalConsole' | 'integratedTerminal' | 'externalTerminal';
 
-export type TriggerType = 'launch' | 'attach' | 'test';
+export type TriggerType = 'launch' | 'attach' | 'test' | 'noConfig';
 
 export type IStartupDurations = Record<
     'totalNonBlockingActivateTime' | 'totalActivateTime' | 'startActivateTime' | 'codeLoadingTime',