diff --git a/extensions/github/src/publish.ts b/extensions/github/src/publish.ts
index f099255924e..b1719635c96 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/publish.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/publish.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ export async function publishRepository(gitAPI: GitAPI, repository?: Repository)
 	}
 
 	const openInGitHub = 'Open In GitHub';
-	const action = await vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Successfully published the '${owner}/${repo}' repository on GitHub.`, openInGitHub);
-
-	if (action === openInGitHub) {
-		vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', vscode.Uri.parse(githubRepository.html_url));
-	}
+	vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Successfully published the '${owner}/${repo}' repository on GitHub.`, openInGitHub).then(action => {
+		if (action === openInGitHub) {
+			vscode.commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', vscode.Uri.parse(githubRepository.html_url));
+		}
+	});
 }