diff --git a/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts b/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts
index c45275d0b3d..eacbebbf4ab 100644
--- a/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/server/typingsInstaller/typingsInstaller.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace ts.server.typingsInstaller {
                     this.log.writeLine(`Npm config file: '${npmConfigPath}' is missing, creating new one...`);
                 }
                 this.ensureDirectoryExists(directory, this.installTypingHost);
-                this.installTypingHost.writeFile(npmConfigPath, '{ "description": "", "repository": "", "license": "" }');
+                this.installTypingHost.writeFile(npmConfigPath, '{ "private": true }');
             }
         }