diff --git a/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/copilotCLITerminalIntegration.ts b/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/copilotCLITerminalIntegration.ts
index 4817b3a7ed..bd909d865d 100644
--- a/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/copilotCLITerminalIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/copilotCLITerminalIntegration.ts
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 "${process.execPath}" "${path.join(storageLocation, COPIL
 	private async sendCommandToTerminal(terminal: Terminal, command: string, waitForPythonActivation: boolean) {
 		// Wait for shell integration to be available
 		const shellIntegrationTimeout = 3000;
-		let shellIntegrationAvailable = false;
-		const integrationPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+		let shellIntegrationAvailable = terminal.shellIntegration ? true : false;
+		const integrationPromise = shellIntegrationAvailable ? Promise.resolve() : new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
 			const disposable = this._register(this.terminalService.onDidChangeTerminalShellIntegration(e => {
 				if (e.terminal === terminal && e.shellIntegration) {
 					shellIntegrationAvailable = true;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 "${process.execPath}" "${path.join(storageLocation, COPIL
 			await new Promise<void>(resolve => this._register(disposableTimeout(resolve, 500))); // Wait a bit to ensure the terminal is ready
 		}
 
-		if (shellIntegrationAvailable && terminal.shellIntegration) {
+		if (terminal.shellIntegration) {
 			terminal.shellIntegration.executeCommand(command);
 		} else {
 			terminal.sendText(command);