diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServer.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServer.cs
index 41dfb4181..d582a7084 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServer.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices.Protocol/Server/LanguageServer.cs
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ protected async Task HandleInitializeRequest(
             editorSession.Workspace.WorkspacePath = initializeParams.RootPath;
 
             // Set the working directory of the PowerShell session to the workspace path
-            if (editorSession.Workspace.WorkspacePath != null)
+            if (editorSession.Workspace.WorkspacePath != null
+                && Directory.Exists(editorSession.Workspace.WorkspacePath))
             {
                 await editorSession.PowerShellContext.SetWorkingDirectory(
                     editorSession.Workspace.WorkspacePath,