diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/dap_server.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/dap_server.py
index 518e3b9cf5bab..bb863bb871917 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/dap_server.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/dap_server.py
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ def request_launch(
         postRunCommands=None,
         enableAutoVariableSummaries=False,
         enableSyntheticChildDebugging=False,
-        commandEscapePrefix="`",
+        commandEscapePrefix=None,
         customFrameFormat=None,
         customThreadFormat=None,
     ):
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/lldbdap_testcase.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/lldbdap_testcase.py
index 0cf9d4fde4948..4ccd6014e54be 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/lldbdap_testcase.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-dap/lldbdap_testcase.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def launch(
         postRunCommands=None,
         enableAutoVariableSummaries=False,
         enableSyntheticChildDebugging=False,
-        commandEscapePrefix="`",
+        commandEscapePrefix=None,
         customFrameFormat=None,
         customThreadFormat=None,
     ):
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def build_and_launch(
         lldbDAPEnv=None,
         enableAutoVariableSummaries=False,
         enableSyntheticChildDebugging=False,
-        commandEscapePrefix="`",
+        commandEscapePrefix=None,
         customFrameFormat=None,
         customThreadFormat=None,
     ):
diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-dap/JSONUtils.cpp b/lldb/tools/lldb-dap/JSONUtils.cpp
index 50ade02801529..03a43f9da87f2 100644
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-dap/JSONUtils.cpp
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-dap/JSONUtils.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ llvm::StringRef GetString(const llvm::json::Object *obj, llvm::StringRef key,
                           llvm::StringRef defaultValue) {
   if (obj == nullptr)
     return defaultValue;
-  return GetString(*obj, key);
+  return GetString(*obj, key, defaultValue);
 }
 
 // Gets an unsigned integer from a JSON object using the key, or returns the