diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f67b8d93..ebbf18f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@
               "type": "object",
               "title": "Favorite commands",
               "required": [
-                "alias",
                 "command"
               ],
               "properties": {
diff --git a/src/Settings.ts b/src/Settings.ts
index c8897ccf..d4cfea88 100644
--- a/src/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/Settings.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Uri, workspace } from "vscode";
 import { FavoriteCommand } from "./explorer/model/FavoriteCommand";
 import { MavenProject } from "./explorer/model/MavenProject";
 
-type FavoriteFormat = {alias: string; command: string; debug?: boolean}
+type FavoriteFormat = { alias?: string; command: string; debug?: boolean }
 export namespace Settings {
     export function excludedFolders(resource: Uri): string[] {
         const ret: string[] | undefined = _getMavenSection<string[]>("excludedFolders", resource);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export namespace Settings {
         }
 
         export function favorites(project: MavenProject): FavoriteCommand[] | undefined {
-            type Favorite = {alias: string, command: string, debug?: boolean};
+            type Favorite = { alias: string, command: string, debug?: boolean };
             return _getMavenSection<Favorite[]>("terminal.favorites", vscode.Uri.file(project.pomPath))?.map(favorite => new FavoriteCommand(project, favorite.command, favorite.alias, favorite.debug));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/explorer/model/FavoriteCommand.ts b/src/explorer/model/FavoriteCommand.ts
index ce833bc5..28099669 100644
--- a/src/explorer/model/FavoriteCommand.ts
+++ b/src/explorer/model/FavoriteCommand.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export class FavoriteCommand implements ITreeItem {
     }
 
     getTreeItem(): TreeItem | Thenable<TreeItem> {
-        const treeItem: vscode.TreeItem = new vscode.TreeItem(this.alias, vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None);
-        treeItem.description = this.command;
+        const treeItem: vscode.TreeItem = new vscode.TreeItem(this.command, vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None);
+        treeItem.description = this.alias;
         treeItem.iconPath = new vscode.ThemeIcon("gear");
         return treeItem;
     }
diff --git a/src/handlers/favorites/addFavoriteHandler.ts b/src/handlers/favorites/addFavoriteHandler.ts
index 7c714a50..a2080e55 100644
--- a/src/handlers/favorites/addFavoriteHandler.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/favorites/addFavoriteHandler.ts
@@ -22,37 +22,5 @@ export async function addFavoriteHandler() {
         return;
     }
 
-    const alias = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
-        title: "Add favorite",
-        ignoreFocusOut: true,
-        prompt: "Input an alias for your favorite.",
-        placeHolder: "e.g. Clean and Build Project",
-        value: command,
-        validateInput: (text: string) => {
-            if (text.trim().length < 3) {
-                return "Favorite is too short.";
-            }
-            return undefined;
-        }
-    });
-
-    if (!alias) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const executionMode = await vscode.window.showQuickPick(
-        ["Run", "Debug"],
-        {
-            title: "Add favorite",
-            placeHolder: "Select the command execution mode...",
-        }
-    );
-
-    if (!executionMode) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // store favorite into workspace settings
-    const debug: boolean = executionMode === 'Debug';
-    Settings.storeFavorite({alias, command, debug});
+    Settings.storeFavorite({command, debug: false});
 }
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