diff --git a/commands/push-image.ts b/commands/push-image.ts
index 2ad67542fc..d8c5fd28bc 100644
--- a/commands/push-image.ts
+++ b/commands/push-image.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ImageNode } from '../explorer/models/imageNode';
 import { RootNode } from '../explorer/models/rootNode';
 import { ext } from '../extensionVariables';
 import { reporter } from '../telemetry/telemetry';
-import { askToSavePrefix } from './registrySettings';
+import { askToSaveRegistryPath } from './registrySettings';
 import { addImageTaggingTelemetry, getOrAskForImageAndTag, IHasImageDescriptorAndLabel, tagImage } from './tag-image';
 const teleCmdId: string = 'vscode-docker.image.push';
 const teleAzureId: string = 'vscode-docker.image.push.azureContainerRegistry';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function pushImage(actionContext: IActionContext, context: ImageNod
     let [imageToPush, imageName] = await getOrAskForImageAndTag(actionContext, context instanceof RootNode ? undefined : context);
 
     if (imageName.includes('/')) {
-        await askToSavePrefix(imageName);
+        await askToSaveRegistryPath(imageName);
     } else {
         //let addPrefixImagePush = "addPrefixImagePush";
         let askToPushPrefix: boolean = true; // ext.context.workspaceState.get(addPrefixImagePush, true);
diff --git a/commands/registrySettings.ts b/commands/registrySettings.ts
index 8d222b45a3..710dbe8fee 100644
--- a/commands/registrySettings.ts
+++ b/commands/registrySettings.ts
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@ export async function consolidateDefaultRegistrySettings(): Promise<void> {
     }
 }
 
-export async function askToSavePrefix(imagePath: string, promptForSave?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+export async function askToSaveRegistryPath(imagePath: string, promptForSave?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    let askToSaveKey: string = 'docker.askToSaveRegistryPath';
+    let askToSavePath: boolean = promptForSave || ext.context.globalState.get<boolean>(askToSaveKey, true);
     const configOptions: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('docker');
-    let askToSaveRegistryPath: boolean = promptForSave || configOptions.get<boolean>('askToSaveRegistryPath', true);
 
     let prefix = "";
     if (imagePath.includes('/')) {
         prefix = imagePath.substring(0, imagePath.lastIndexOf('/'));
     }
-    if (prefix && askToSaveRegistryPath !== false) {
+    if (prefix && askToSavePath) {
         let userPrefixPreference: vscode.MessageItem = await ext.ui.showWarningMessage(`Would you like to save '${prefix}' as your default registry path?`, DialogResponses.yes, DialogResponses.no, DialogResponses.skipForNow);
         if (userPrefixPreference === DialogResponses.yes || userPrefixPreference === DialogResponses.no) {
-            askToSaveRegistryPath = false;
-            await configOptions.update('askToSaveRegistryPath', false, vscode.ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
+            await ext.context.globalState.update(askToSaveKey, false);
         }
         if (userPrefixPreference === DialogResponses.yes) {
             await configOptions.update(configurationKeys.defaultRegistryPath, prefix, vscode.ConfigurationTarget.Workspace);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40665ce127..5a4dfabdfe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -284,11 +284,6 @@
           "default": "",
           "description": "Default registry and path when tagging an image"
         },
-        "docker.askToSaveRegistryPath": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true,
-          "description": "Ask the user whether to store the path prefix in defaultRegsitryPath on first push"
-        },
         "docker.showExplorer": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,