diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
index 8a3b9b1e9e1..f5c58368380 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager implements ITerminalProcessManager {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public createProcess(
+	public async createProcess(
 		shellLaunchConfig: IShellLaunchConfig,
 		cols: number,
 		rows: number
-	): void {
+	): Promise<void> {
 		const forceExtHostProcess = (this._configHelper.config as any).extHostProcess;
 		if (shellLaunchConfig.cwd && typeof shellLaunchConfig.cwd === 'object') {
 			this.remoteAuthority = getRemoteAuthority(shellLaunchConfig.cwd);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager implements ITerminalProcessManager {
 			const activeWorkspaceRootUri = this._historyService.getLastActiveWorkspaceRoot();
 			this._process = this._instantiationService.createInstance(TerminalProcessExtHostProxy, this._terminalId, shellLaunchConfig, activeWorkspaceRootUri, cols, rows, this._configHelper);
 		} else {
-			this._process = this._launchProcess(shellLaunchConfig, cols, rows);
+			this._process = await this._launchProcess(shellLaunchConfig, cols, rows);
 		}
 		this.processState = ProcessState.LAUNCHING;
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager implements ITerminalProcessManager {
 		}, LAUNCHING_DURATION);
 	}
 
-	private _launchProcess(shellLaunchConfig: IShellLaunchConfig, cols: number, rows: number): ITerminalChildProcess {
+	private async _launchProcess(shellLaunchConfig: IShellLaunchConfig, cols: number, rows: number): Promise<ITerminalChildProcess> {
 		if (!shellLaunchConfig.executable) {
 			this._configHelper.mergeDefaultShellPathAndArgs(shellLaunchConfig, this._terminalInstanceService.getDefaultShell(platform.platform));
 		}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager implements ITerminalProcessManager {
 		const lastActiveWorkspace = activeWorkspaceRootUri ? this._workspaceContextService.getWorkspaceFolder(activeWorkspaceRootUri) : null;
 		const envFromConfigValue = this._workspaceConfigurationService.inspect<ITerminalEnvironment | undefined>(`terminal.integrated.env.${platformKey}`);
 		const isWorkspaceShellAllowed = this._configHelper.checkWorkspaceShellPermissions();
-		const baseEnv = this._configHelper.config.inheritEnv ? process.env as platform.IProcessEnvironment : this._terminalInstanceService.getMainProcessParentEnv();
+		const baseEnv = this._configHelper.config.inheritEnv ? process.env as platform.IProcessEnvironment : await this._terminalInstanceService.getMainProcessParentEnv();
 		const env = terminalEnvironment.createTerminalEnvironment(shellLaunchConfig, lastActiveWorkspace, envFromConfigValue, this._configurationResolverService, isWorkspaceShellAllowed, this._productService.version, this._configHelper.config.setLocaleVariables, baseEnv);
 
 		const useConpty = this._configHelper.config.windowsEnableConpty;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index bce06565e11..f1091ed5d1c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ export interface ITerminalProcessManager extends IDisposable {
 	readonly onProcessExit: Event<number>;
 
 	dispose(immediate?: boolean): void;
-	createProcess(shellLaunchConfig: IShellLaunchConfig, cols: number, rows: number): void;
+	createProcess(shellLaunchConfig: IShellLaunchConfig, cols: number, rows: number): Promise<void>;
 	write(data: string): void;
 	setDimensions(cols: number, rows: number): void;