diff --git a/core/config/getSystemPromptDotFile.ts b/core/config/getSystemPromptDotFile.ts
index ae6cd41f2..03690dd47 100644
--- a/core/config/getSystemPromptDotFile.ts
+++ b/core/config/getSystemPromptDotFile.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { IDE } from "..";
 
-export const SYSTEM_PROMPT_DOT_FILE = ".instructions";
+export const SYSTEM_PROMPT_DOT_FILE = ".continuerules";
 
 export async function getSystemPromptDotFile(ide: IDE): Promise<string | null> {
   const dirs = await ide.getWorkspaceDirs();
diff --git a/extensions/vscode/src/extension/VsCodeExtension.ts b/extensions/vscode/src/extension/VsCodeExtension.ts
index 06e498c55..06263e356 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode/src/extension/VsCodeExtension.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode/src/extension/VsCodeExtension.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { VsCodeIde } from "../VsCodeIde";
 
 import { VsCodeMessenger } from "./VsCodeMessenger";
 
+import { SYSTEM_PROMPT_DOT_FILE } from "core/config/getSystemPromptDotFile";
 import type { VsCodeWebviewProtocol } from "../webviewProtocol";
 
 export class VsCodeExtension {
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ export class VsCodeExtension {
       if (
         filepath.endsWith(".continuerc.json") ||
         filepath.endsWith(".prompt") ||
-        filepath.endsWith(".instructions")
+        filepath.endsWith(SYSTEM_PROMPT_DOT_FILE)
       ) {
         this.configHandler.reloadConfig();
       } else if (