diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5fc1ff5f..d53372a21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 - added ai fix feedback support
 - enable for IntelliJ 2024.3 platform
 - require LS protocol version 16
-- transmit project sdks to language server
+- transmit project sdks to language server when requested by a scan
 
 ### Fixes
 - add name to code vision provider
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/snyk/common/lsp/SnykLanguageClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/snyk/common/lsp/SnykLanguageClient.kt
index 92c16b9ba..d9df12bf8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/snyk/common/lsp/SnykLanguageClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/snyk/common/lsp/SnykLanguageClient.kt
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ class SnykLanguageClient :
         }
     }
 
-    @JsonRequest(value = "$/snyk.getSDKs")
-    fun getSdks(workspaceFolder: WorkspaceFolder) : List<LsSdk> {
-        val project = guessProjectForFile(workspaceFolder.uri.toVirtualFile()) ?: return emptyList()
-        return SdkHelper.getSdks(project)
+    @JsonRequest(value = "workspace/snyk.sdks")
+    fun getSdks(workspaceFolder: WorkspaceFolder) : CompletableFuture<List<LsSdk>> {
+        val project = guessProjectForFile(workspaceFolder.uri.toVirtualFile()) ?: return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(emptyList())
+        return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(SdkHelper.getSdks(project))
     }