diff --git a/scripts/code-web.js b/scripts/code-web.js
index ceee8aa4283..a232c2b3eb9 100644
--- a/scripts/code-web.js
+++ b/scripts/code-web.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async function main() {
 		serverArgs.push('--port', PORT);
 	}
 
-	if (args['playground'] === true || (args['playground'] !== false && args['_'].length === 0)) {
+	if (args['playground'] === true || (args['playground'] === undefined && args['_'].length === 0 && !args['--folder-uri'])) {
 		serverArgs.push('--extensionPath', WEB_DEV_EXTENSIONS_ROOT);
 		serverArgs.push('--folder-uri', 'memfs:///sample-folder');
 		await ensureWebDevExtensions(args['verbose']);