diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/env.test.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/env.test.ts
index 6cfc6f604084568319120bb2628be52efadc3f0a..112c76139b755891a678e79440d336c435970b18 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/env.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/env.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ suite('env-namespace', () => {
 		assert.equal(typeof env.appName, 'string');
 		assert.equal(typeof env.machineId, 'string');
 		assert.equal(typeof env.sessionId, 'string');
+		assert.equal(typeof env.shell, 'string');
 	});
 
 	test('env is readonly', function () {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ suite('env-namespace', () => {
 		assert.throws(() => (env as any).appName = '234');
 		assert.throws(() => (env as any).machineId = '234');
 		assert.throws(() => (env as any).sessionId = '234');
+		assert.throws(() => (env as any).shell = '234');
 	});
 
 	test('env.remoteName', function () {