diff --git a/docs/early-access/v3/Extenders.md b/docs/early-access/v3/Extenders.md
index e14b6d421..cee45e9ca 100644
--- a/docs/early-access/v3/Extenders.md
+++ b/docs/early-access/v3/Extenders.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 - `ZoweVsCodeExtension.showVsCodeMessage` removed in favor of `Gui.showMessage`.
 - `ZoweVsCodeExtension.inputBox` removed in favor of `Gui.showInputBox`.
 - `ZoweVsCodeExtension.promptCredentials` removed in favor of `ZoweVsCodeExtension.updateCredentials`.
+- Changed ZoweExplorerExtender.initForZowe `profileTypeConfigurations: imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]` to a required argument
+- Changed IApiExplorerExtenders.initForZowe `profileTypeConfigurations: imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]` to a required argument
 
 ## New APIs Added
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
index df4e1f29c..3abf8670c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 All notable changes to the "eslint-plugin-zowe-explorer" package will be documented in this file.
 
+## TBD Release
+
+### New features and enhancements
+
+### Bug fixes
+
 ## `3.0.0-next.202401121747`
 
 ## `3.0.0-next.202311171754`
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/CHANGELOG.md
index c6952b5f1..3a264af85 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to the "zowe-explorer-api" extension will be documented in this file.
 
+## TBD Release
+
+### New features and enhancements
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Changed IApiExplorerExtenders.initForZowe `profileTypeConfigurations: imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]` to a required argument to address issues seen after registration of profile type when not passed. [#2575](https://github.com/zowe/vscode-extension-for-zowe/issues/2575)
+
 ## `3.0.0-next.202401121747`
 
 ### New features and enhancements
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/extend/IApiExplorerExtender.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/extend/IApiExplorerExtender.ts
index 1a3e627b2..c4bfc355c 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/extend/IApiExplorerExtender.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/extend/IApiExplorerExtender.ts
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ export interface IApiExplorerExtender {
      * might want to check for an existing profile folder with meta-file
      * or to create them automatically if it is non-existant.
      */
-    initForZowe(type: string, profileTypeConfigurations?: imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]): Promise<void>;
+    initForZowe(type: string, profileTypeConfigurations: imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md
index 026474684..fee905b8b 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 All notable changes to the "zowe-explorer-ftp-extension" extension will be documented in this file.
 
+## TBD Release
+
+### New features and enhancements
+
+### Bug fixes
+
 ## `3.0.0-next.202401121747`
 
 ### Bug fixes
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
index 3be8c7414..6ff8514b0 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to the "vscode-extension-for-zowe" extension will be documented in this file.
 
+## TBD Release
+
+### New features and enhancements
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Changed ZoweExplorerExtender.initForZowe `profileTypeConfigurations: imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]` to a required argument to address issues seen after registration of profile type when not passed. [#2575](https://github.com/zowe/vscode-extension-for-zowe/issues/2575)
+
 ## `3.0.0-next.202401121747`
 
 ### New features and enhancements
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/ZoweExplorerExtender.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/ZoweExplorerExtender.ts
index 4afcf95a2..f0dec633b 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/ZoweExplorerExtender.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/ZoweExplorerExtender.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class ZoweExplorerExtender implements IApiExplorerExtender, ZoweExplorerT
      * @param {string} profileType
      * @param {imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]} profileTypeConfigurations
      */
-    public async initForZowe(profileType: string, profileTypeConfigurations?: zowe.imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]): Promise<void> {
+    public async initForZowe(profileType: string, profileTypeConfigurations: zowe.imperative.ICommandProfileTypeConfiguration[]): Promise<void> {
         // Ensure that when a user has not installed the profile type's CLI plugin
         // and/or created a profile that the profile directory in ~/.zowe/profiles
         // will be created with the appropriate meta data. If not called the user will