diff --git a/src/targets/node/nodeLauncher.ts b/src/targets/node/nodeLauncher.ts
index 9bf4027aa..72cd52ca9 100644
--- a/src/targets/node/nodeLauncher.ts
+++ b/src/targets/node/nodeLauncher.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  * Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *--------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { inject, injectable, multiInject } from 'inversify';
+import { inject, injectable, multiInject, optional } from 'inversify';
 import { extname, resolve } from 'path';
-import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import type * as vscodeType from 'vscode';
 import { IBreakpointsPredictor } from '../../adapter/breakpointPredictor';
 import { IPortLeaseTracker } from '../../adapter/portLeaseTracker';
 import Cdp from '../../cdp/api';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { fixDriveLetterAndSlashes } from '../../common/pathUtils';
 import { delay } from '../../common/promiseUtil';
 import { absolutePathToFileUrl, urlToRegex } from '../../common/urlUtils';
 import { AnyLaunchConfiguration, INodeLaunchConfiguration } from '../../configuration';
+import { VSCodeApi } from '../../ioc-extras';
 import { fixInspectFlags } from '../../ui/configurationUtils';
 import { retryGetNodeEndpoint } from '../browser/spawn/endpoints';
 import { ISourcePathResolverFactory } from '../sourcePathResolverFactory';
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export class NodeLauncher extends NodeLauncherBase<INodeLaunchConfiguration> {
     @inject(IPackageJsonProvider) private readonly packageJson: IPackageJsonProvider,
     @inject(ISourcePathResolverFactory) pathResolverFactory: ISourcePathResolverFactory,
     @inject(IPortLeaseTracker) portLeaseTracker: IPortLeaseTracker,
+    @optional() @inject(VSCodeApi) private readonly vscode?: typeof vscodeType,
   ) {
     super(pathProvider, logger, portLeaseTracker, pathResolverFactory);
   }
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ export class NodeLauncher extends NodeLauncherBase<INodeLaunchConfiguration> {
       return targetProgram;
     }
 
-    const resolve = readConfig(vscode.workspace, Configuration.ResolveDebugEntrypoint);
+    const resolve = this.vscode ? readConfig(this.vscode.workspace, Configuration.ResolveDebugEntrypoint) : true;
     if (!resolve) {
       return targetProgram;
     }