diff --git a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/commands/deleteWorkspaceItem/deleteWorkspaceItemCommand.ts b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/commands/deleteWorkspaceItem/deleteWorkspaceItemCommand.ts
index bc6dd91a41..cb1bf35ca4 100644
--- a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/commands/deleteWorkspaceItem/deleteWorkspaceItemCommand.ts
+++ b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/commands/deleteWorkspaceItem/deleteWorkspaceItemCommand.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ export class DeleteWorkspaceItemCommand extends Command {
       if (result) {
         const isSuccess = result.some(k => k.message.includes('removed successfully'));
         if (isSuccess) {
-          void vscode.window.showInformationMessage(vscode.l10n.t('{0} removed successfully.', workspaceTreeItem.label));
+          // add a delay to ensure the workspace tree is refreshed after the item is removed from the file
+          await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
           await vscode.commands.executeCommand('kiota.workspace.refresh');
+          void vscode.window.showInformationMessage(vscode.l10n.t('{0} removed successfully.', workspaceTreeItem.label));
         } else {
           await exportLogsAndShowErrors(result, this._kiotaOutputChannel);
         }