diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/DebugAdapter/Debugging/VariableDetails.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/DebugAdapter/Debugging/VariableDetails.cs
index 739885883..cf68689d8 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/DebugAdapter/Debugging/VariableDetails.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/DebugAdapter/Debugging/VariableDetails.cs
@@ -191,11 +191,7 @@ private static string GetValueStringAndType(object value, bool isExpandable, out
                 {
                     // For DictionaryEntry - display the key/value as the value.
                     var entry = (DictionaryEntry)value;
-                    valueString =
-                        string.Format(
-                            "[{0}, {1}]",
-                            entry.Key,
-                            GetValueStringAndType(entry.Value, GetIsExpandable(entry.Value), out typeName));
+                    valueString = GetValueStringAndType(entry.Value, GetIsExpandable(entry.Value), out typeName);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -328,12 +324,11 @@ private VariableDetails[] GetChildren(object obj, ILogger logger)
                         // function that defines parameters and has been passed parameters.
                         // If you open the $PSBoundParameters variable node in this scenario and see nothing,
                         // this code is broken.
-                        int i = 0;
                         foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in dictionary)
                         {
                             childVariables.Add(
                                 new VariableDetails(
-                                    "[" + i++ + "]",
+                                    "[" + entry.Key + "]",
                                     entry));
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/test/PowerShellEditorServices.Test/Debugging/DebugServiceTests.cs b/test/PowerShellEditorServices.Test/Debugging/DebugServiceTests.cs
index d8507afba..00996db96 100644
--- a/test/PowerShellEditorServices.Test/Debugging/DebugServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/PowerShellEditorServices.Test/Debugging/DebugServiceTests.cs
@@ -719,19 +719,15 @@ await debugService.SetLineBreakpointsAsync(
             VariableDetailsBase[] childVars = debugService.GetVariables(var.Id);
             // 2 variables plus "Raw View"
             Assert.Equal(3, childVars.Length);
-            Assert.Equal("[0]", childVars[0].Name);
-            Assert.Equal("[1]", childVars[1].Name);
 
-            var childVarStrs = new HashSet<string>(childVars.Select(v => v.ValueString));
-            var expectedVars = new[] {
-                "[firstChild, \"Child\"]",
-                "[secondChild, 42]"
-            };
+            // Hashtables are unordered hence the Linq examination, examination by index is unreliable
+            VariableDetailsBase firstChild = Array.Find(childVars, v => v.Name == "[firstChild]");
+            Assert.NotNull(firstChild);
+            Assert.Equal("\"Child\"", firstChild.ValueString);
 
-            foreach (string expectedVar in expectedVars)
-            {
-                Assert.Contains(expectedVar, childVarStrs);
-            }
+            VariableDetailsBase secondChild = Array.Find(childVars, v => v.Name == "[secondChild]");
+            Assert.NotNull(secondChild);
+            Assert.Equal("42", secondChild.ValueString);
         }
 
         [Fact]