diff --git a/extensions/github-authentication/src/github.ts b/extensions/github-authentication/src/github.ts
index 055e3f16276..6dc6aceaae9 100644
--- a/extensions/github-authentication/src/github.ts
+++ b/extensions/github-authentication/src/github.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ export class GitHubAuthenticationProvider implements vscode.AuthenticationProvid
 			this._logger,
 			this._telemetryReporter,
 			uriHandler,
-			// We only can use the Device Code flow when we have a full node environment because of CORS.
-			context.extension.extensionKind === vscode.ExtensionKind.Workspace || vscode.env.uiKind === vscode.UIKind.Desktop,
+			context.extension.extensionKind,
 			ghesUri);
 
 		// Contains the current state of the sessions we have available.
diff --git a/extensions/github-authentication/src/githubServer.ts b/extensions/github-authentication/src/githubServer.ts
index e1f766d5dc4..f292b3a42dd 100644
--- a/extensions/github-authentication/src/githubServer.ts
+++ b/extensions/github-authentication/src/githubServer.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class GitHubServer implements IGitHubServer {
 		private readonly _logger: Log,
 		private readonly _telemetryReporter: ExperimentationTelemetry,
 		private readonly _uriHandler: UriEventHandler,
-		private readonly _supportDeviceCodeFlow: boolean,
+		private readonly _extensionKind: vscode.ExtensionKind,
 		private readonly _ghesUri?: vscode.Uri
 	) {
 		this._type = _ghesUri ? AuthProviderType.githubEnterprise : AuthProviderType.github;
@@ -164,8 +164,13 @@ export class GitHubServer implements IGitHubServer {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Starting a local server isn't supported in web
-		if (vscode.env.uiKind === vscode.UIKind.Desktop) {
+		// Starting a local server is only supported if:
+		// 1. We are in a UI extension because we need to open a port on the machine that has the browser
+		// 2. We are in a node runtime because we need to open a port on the machine
+		if (
+			this._extensionKind === vscode.ExtensionKind.UI &&
+			typeof navigator === 'undefined'
+		) {
 			try {
 				await promptToContinue();
 				return await this.doLoginWithLocalServer(scopes);
@@ -175,7 +180,8 @@ export class GitHubServer implements IGitHubServer {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (this._supportDeviceCodeFlow) {
+		// We only can use the Device Code flow when we have a full node environment because of CORS.
+		if (typeof navigator === 'undefined') {
 			try {
 				await promptToContinue();
 				return await this.doLoginDeviceCodeFlow(scopes);