diff --git a/src/node/routes/vscode.ts b/src/node/routes/vscode.ts
index 85d902d312bf8c8cde5db05983bb7b17719e20e0..38ac42bb12ecf6d2c60461cb4a8f6c77fd28f126 100644
--- a/src/node/routes/vscode.ts
+++ b/src/node/routes/vscode.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ router.get("/callback", ensureAuthenticated, async (req, res) => {
       scheme: getFirstString(req.query["vscode-scheme"]) || "code-oss",
       authority: getFirstString(req.query["vscode-authority"]),
       path: getFirstString(req.query["vscode-path"]),
-      query: (getFirstString(req.query.query) ? getFirstString(req.query.query) + "&" : "") + qs.stringify(query),
+      query: (getFirstString(req.query.query) || "") + "&" + qs.stringify(query),
       fragment: getFirstString(req.query["vscode-fragment"]),
     },
     // Make sure the map doesn't leak if nothing fetches this URI.