diff --git a/docs/user/readme.adoc b/docs/user/readme.adoc
index fb3312614e..4ce05a26c7 100644
--- a/docs/user/readme.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/readme.adoc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ image::https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9021944/75067008-17502500-54ba-
 > Note: to disable this notification put the following to `settings.json`
 > ```json
 {
-    "rust-analyzer.alwaysDownloadServer": true
+    "rust-analyzer.askBeforeDownload": false
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 7bcd45e151..430a61c640 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
-                "rust-analyzer.alwaysDownloadServer": {
+                "rust-analyzer.askBeforeDownload": {
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": false,
-                    "description": "Whether to ask before downloading the language server binary"
+                    "default": true,
+                    "description": "Whether to ask for permission before downloading any files from the Internet"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.serverPath": {
                     "type": [
diff --git a/editors/code/src/config.ts b/editors/code/src/config.ts
index c4acb632db..cb9af86c09 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/config.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/config.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class Config {
             file: prebuiltBinaryName,
             storage: this.ctx.globalState,
             tag: Config.extensionVersion,
-            askBeforeDownload: !(this.cfg.get("alwaysDownloadServer") as boolean),
+            askBeforeDownload: !(this.cfg.get("askBeforeDownload") as boolean),
             repo: {
                 name: "rust-analyzer",
                 owner: "rust-analyzer",