diff --git a/extensions/github-authentication/src/flows.ts b/extensions/github-authentication/src/flows.ts
index 45449fb4a10..a6922c22dc8 100644
--- a/extensions/github-authentication/src/flows.ts
+++ b/extensions/github-authentication/src/flows.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class UrlHandlerFlow implements IFlow {
 		callbackUri,
 		enterpriseUri,
 		nonce,
-		signInProvider: authProvider,
+		signInProvider,
 		uriHandler,
 		existingLogin,
 		logger,
@@ -205,11 +205,14 @@ class UrlHandlerFlow implements IFlow {
 			} else {
 				searchParams.append('prompt', 'select_account');
 			}
+			if (signInProvider) {
+				searchParams.append('provider', signInProvider);
+			}
 
 			// The extra toString, parse is apparently needed for env.openExternal
 			// to open the correct URL.
 			const uri = Uri.parse(baseUri.with({
-				path: getAuthorizeUrlPath(authProvider),
+				path: '/login/oauth/authorize',
 				query: searchParams.toString()
 			}).toString(true));
 			await env.openExternal(uri);
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ class LocalServerFlow implements IFlow {
 		redirectUri,
 		callbackUri,
 		enterpriseUri,
-		signInProvider: authProvider,
+		signInProvider,
 		existingLogin,
 		logger
 	}: IFlowTriggerOptions): Promise<string> {
@@ -277,9 +280,12 @@ class LocalServerFlow implements IFlow {
 			} else {
 				searchParams.append('prompt', 'select_account');
 			}
+			if (signInProvider) {
+				searchParams.append('provider', signInProvider);
+			}
 
 			const loginUrl = baseUri.with({
-				path: getAuthorizeUrlPath(authProvider),
+				path: '/login/oauth/authorize',
 				query: searchParams.toString()
 			});
 			const server = new LoopbackAuthServer(path.join(__dirname, '../media'), loginUrl.toString(true), callbackUri.toString(true));
@@ -565,12 +571,3 @@ export const enum GitHubSocialSignInProvider {
 export function isSocialSignInProvider(provider: unknown): provider is GitHubSocialSignInProvider {
 	return provider === GitHubSocialSignInProvider.Google; // || provider === GitHubSocialSignInProvider.Apple;
 }
-
-export function getAuthorizeUrlPath(provider: GitHubSocialSignInProvider | undefined): string {
-	switch (provider) {
-		case GitHubSocialSignInProvider.Google:
-			// case GitHubSocialSignInProvider.Apple:
-			return `/sessions/social/${provider}/initiate`;
-	}
-	return '/login/oauth/authorize';
-}