diff --git a/scripts/code-server.js b/scripts/code-server.js
index 287b229bdda..ec2fd65ec7f 100644
--- a/scripts/code-server.js
+++ b/scripts/code-server.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const HOST = args['host'] ?? 'localhost';
 const PORT = args['port'] ?? '9888';
 const TOKEN = args['connection-token'] ?? String(crypto.randomInt(0xffffffff));
 
-if (args['launch'] && args['connection-token'] === undefined && args['connection-token-file'] === undefined && !args['without-connection-token']) {
+if (args['connection-token'] === undefined && args['connection-token-file'] === undefined && !args['without-connection-token']) {
 	serverArgs.push('--connection-token', TOKEN);
 }
 if (args['host'] === undefined) {