diff --git a/packages/amazonq/src/extension.ts b/packages/amazonq/src/extension.ts
index ae5d669c702..c47981acd2d 100644
--- a/packages/amazonq/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/amazonq/src/extension.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ export async function activateAmazonQCommon(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, is
     // This contains every lsp agnostic things (auth, security scan, code scan)
     await activateCodeWhisperer(extContext as ExtContext)
     if (Experiments.instance.get('amazonqLSP', false)) {
-        await activateAmazonqLsp(context)
+        /**
+         * Allow extension to activate while language server
+         * downloads and starts async
+         **/
+        void activateAmazonqLsp(context)
     } else {
         await activateInlineCompletion()
     }