diff --git a/src/tree/remoteProject/RemoteFunctionsTreeItem.ts b/src/tree/remoteProject/RemoteFunctionsTreeItem.ts
index b2aeb7a62..e680b3fb2 100644
--- a/src/tree/remoteProject/RemoteFunctionsTreeItem.ts
+++ b/src/tree/remoteProject/RemoteFunctionsTreeItem.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ export class RemoteFunctionsTreeItem extends FunctionsTreeItemBase {
     public static async createFunctionsTreeItem(context: IActionContext, parent: SlotTreeItem): Promise<RemoteFunctionsTreeItem> {
         const ti: RemoteFunctionsTreeItem = new RemoteFunctionsTreeItem(parent);
         // initialize
-        await ti.refreshImpl(context);
+        await ti.initAsync(context);
         return ti;
     }
 
-    public async refreshImpl(context: IActionContext): Promise<void> {
+    public async initAsync(context: IActionContext): Promise<void> {
         this.isReadOnly = await this.parent.isReadOnly(context);
     }
 
+    public async refreshImpl(context: IActionContext): Promise<void> {
+        await this.initAsync(context);
+        await this.loadAllChildren(context);
+    }
+
     public hasMoreChildrenImpl(): boolean {
         return !!this._nextLink;
     }