diff --git a/scripts/code.sh b/scripts/code.sh
index f8de129630e2cb8f284b2aaa64ca38e73b9f1fc5..8227916f953134fc3186a340945fd6fbcacfe73c 100755
--- a/scripts/code.sh
+++ b/scripts/code.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function code-wsl()
 {
 	# in a wsl shell
 	local WIN_CODE_CLI_CMD=$(wslpath -w "$ROOT/scripts/code-cli.bat")
-	if [ -z "$WSL_EXT_WLOC" ]; then
+	if ! [ -z "$WIN_CODE_CLI_CMD" ]; then
 		local WSL_EXT_ID="ms-vscode.remote-wsl"
 		local WSL_EXT_WLOC=$(cmd.exe /c "$WIN_CODE_CLI_CMD" --locate-extension $WSL_EXT_ID)
 		if ! [ -z "$WSL_EXT_WLOC" ]; then