diff --git a/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index 834102614f91..7e528799f807 100644
--- a/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
                     </And>
                     <And>
                         <Bug pattern="DE_MIGHT_IGNORE"/>
-                        <Method name="terminateDebugServer"/>
+                        <Method name="terminateDebuggee"/>
                     </And>
                     <And>
                         <Bug pattern="BC_UNCONFIRMED_CAST"/>
                         <Or>
                             <Method name="attach"/>
-                            <Method name="launch"/>
+                            <Method name="launchDebuggeeProgram"/>
                         </Or>
                     </And>
                 </Or>
diff --git a/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/debugadapter/JDIEventProcessor.java b/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/debugadapter/JDIEventProcessor.java
index db87cf0ee53e..57d06e2297da 100755
--- a/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/debugadapter/JDIEventProcessor.java
+++ b/misc/debug-adapter/modules/debug-adapter-core/src/main/java/org/ballerinalang/debugadapter/JDIEventProcessor.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class JDIEventProcessor {
         this.breakpointProcessor = new BreakpointProcessor(context, this);
         this.isRemoteVmAttached = true;
         this.interruptFlag = false;
+        this.listeningTask = null;
     }
 
     BreakpointProcessor getBreakpointProcessor() {