make sure git is activated before integration tests run

extensions/git/src/commands.ts

@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@command('git.activate')
+	async activate(): Promise<void> {
+		// noop
+	}
+
 	@command('git.setLogLevel')
 	async setLogLevel(): Promise<void> {
 		const createItem = (logLevel: LogLevel) => ({

extensions/git/src/test/smoke.test.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ suite('git smoke test', function () {
 		cp.execSync('git add .', { cwd });
 		cp.execSync('git commit -m "initial commit"', { cwd });
 
+		// make sure git is activated
+		await commands.executeCommand('git.activate');
 		git = extensions.getExtension<GitExtension>('vscode.git')!.exports.getAPI(1);
 
 		if (git.repositories.length === 0) {