diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 4eb2e047241..6418034b29b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 			// TODO: remove this after GHPR and Codespaces move off of it
 			async hasSession(providerId: string, scopes: readonly string[]) {
 				checkProposedApiEnabled(extension);
-				return !!(await extHostAuthentication.getSession(extension, providerId, scopes, { solelyCheckExistence: true } as any));
+				return !!(await extHostAuthentication.getSession(extension, providerId, scopes, { silent: true } as any));
 			},
 			get onDidChangeSessions(): Event<vscode.AuthenticationSessionsChangeEvent> {
 				return extHostAuthentication.onDidChangeSessions;