diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifGetMessagePort.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifGetMessagePort.ts
index 50cea674..5f104430 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifGetMessagePort.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifGetMessagePort.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfGetMessagePortVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$messagePort',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetMessagePort()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifImageMetadata.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifImageMetadata.ts
index 7b288daa..355c0941 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifImageMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifImageMetadata.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfImageMetadataVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$metadata',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetMetadata()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export function pushIfImageMetadataVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expr
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$thumbnail',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetThumbnail()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifRegion.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifRegion.ts
index 38ba45b6..ebeacabe 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifRegion.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifRegion.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfRegionVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$bitmap',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetBitmap()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeChildren.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeChildren.ts
index 34074b4c..77f3fdaf 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeChildren.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeChildren.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function pushIfSGNodeChildrenVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, exp
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$scene',
         type: VariableType.SubtypedObject,
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.getScene()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeField.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeField.ts
index b7f7c3ef..258e3140 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeField.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeField.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function pushIfSGNodeFieldVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expres
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$threadInfo',
         type: VariableType.AssociativeArray,
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.threadInfo()`,
         value: VariableType.AssociativeArray,
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeHttpAgentAccess.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeHttpAgentAccess.ts
index 49b02afd..0e7eee89 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeHttpAgentAccess.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGNodeHttpAgentAccess.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfSGNodeHttpAgentAccessVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$httpAgent',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.getHttpAgent()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGScreen.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGScreen.ts
index cd93ec2d..4f2308a4 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGScreen.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSGScreen.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfSGScreenVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$messagePort',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetMessagePort()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function pushIfSGScreenVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expressio
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$scene',
-        type: VariableType.Object,
+        type: VariableType.SubtypedObject,
         presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetScene()`,
         value: '',
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSocket.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSocket.ts
index 5776d935..37e85429 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSocket.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSocket.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfSocketVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$address',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetAddress()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export function pushIfSocketVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression:
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$sendToAddress',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetSendToAddress()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export function pushIfSocketVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression:
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$receivedFromAddress',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetReceivedFromAddress()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSprite.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSprite.ts
index 392587fd..2aacde9f 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSprite.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifSprite.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export function pushIfSpriteVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression:
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$region',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetRegion()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifVideoPlayer.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifVideoPlayer.ts
index 61637d9b..280cd75c 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifVideoPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifVideoPlayer.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export function pushIfVideoPlayerVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expres
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$captionRenderer',
-        type: 'roCaptionRenderer',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.Object,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetCaptionRenderer()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLElement.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLElement.ts
index 7b19ae78..53436b57 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLElement.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLElement.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export function pushIfXMLElementVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, express
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$childElements',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.List,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetChildElements()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export function pushIfXMLElementVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, express
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$childNodes',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.List,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetChildNodes()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLList.ts b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLList.ts
index 5ac240ba..8cd6cd82 100644
--- a/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLList.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/customVariables/ifXMLList.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { pushCustomVariableToContainer } from './utils';
 export function pushIfXMLListVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression: string, container: EvaluateContainer) {
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$attributes',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.List,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetAttributes()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export function pushIfXMLListVariables(adapter: DebugProtocolAdapter, expression
 
     pushCustomVariableToContainer(adapter, container, {
         name: '$childElements',
-        type: '',
-        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual', lazy: true },
+        type: VariableType.List,
+        presentationHint: { kind: 'virtual' },
         evaluateName: `${expression}.GetChildElements()`,
         value: '',
         children: []
diff --git a/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts b/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts
index cc2fc009..2d74836d 100644
--- a/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts
+++ b/src/debugSession/BrightScriptDebugSession.ts
@@ -1438,8 +1438,10 @@ export class BrightScriptDebugSession extends BaseDebugSession {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Only send the updated variables if we are not going to trigger an invalidated event.
+            // This is to prevent the UI from updating twice and makes the experience much smoother to the end user.
             response.body = {
-                variables: this.filterVariablesUpdates(updatedVariables, args, this.variables[args.variablesReference])
+                variables: sendInvalidatedEvent ? [] : this.filterVariablesUpdates(updatedVariables, args, this.variables[args.variablesReference])
             };
         } catch (error) {
             logger.error('Error during variablesRequest', error, { args });