fixes #99447

extensions/github/src/publish.ts

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export async function publishRepository(gitAPI: GitAPI, repository?: Repository)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!repository) {
 		quickpick = vscode.window.createQuickPick();
 		quickpick.placeholder = localize('ignore', "Select which files should be included in the repository.");
 		quickpick.canSelectMany = true;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ export async function publishRepository(gitAPI: GitAPI, repository?: Repository)
 		} finally {
 			quickpick.dispose();
 		}
+	}
 
 	const githubRepository = await vscode.window.withProgress({ location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification, cancellable: false, title: 'Publish to GitHub' }, async progress => {
 		progress.report({ message: 'Publishing to GitHub private repository', increment: 25 });