diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 7e0eca9f..b2cf9a29 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export async function checkConnection(
       workspaceState.update(wsKey + ":docker", withDocker);
       workspaceState.update(wsKey + ":dockerService", service);
       if (withDocker) {
-        if (!dockerPort || !dockerSuperserverPort) {
+        if (!dockerPort) {
           const errorMessage = `Something is wrong with your docker-compose connection settings, or your service is not running.`;
           handleError(errorMessage);
           panel.text = `${PANEL_LABEL} $(error)`;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export async function checkConnection(
           workspaceState.update(wsKey + ":host", "localhost");
           workspaceState.update(wsKey + ":port", dockerPort);
         }
-        if (dockerSuperserverPort !== superserverPort) {
+        if (dockerSuperserverPort && dockerSuperserverPort !== superserverPort) {
           workspaceState.update(wsKey + ":superserverPort", dockerSuperserverPort);
         }
         connInfo = `localhost:${dockerPort}[${ns}]`;
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 40935b85..c4706b2e 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ async function composeCommand(cwd?: string): Promise<string> {
 
 export async function portFromDockerCompose(
   workspaceFolderName?: string
-): Promise<{ port: number; superserverPort: number; docker: boolean; service?: string }> {
+): Promise<{ port: number | null; superserverPort: number | null; docker: boolean; service?: string }> {
   // When running remotely, behave as if there is no docker-compose object within objectscript.conn
   if (extensionContext.extension.extensionKind === vscode.ExtensionKind.Workspace) {
     return { docker: false, port: null, superserverPort: null };
@@ -512,6 +512,10 @@ export async function portFromDockerCompose(
 
         exec(`${cmd} port --protocol=tcp ${service} ${internalSuperserverPort}`, { cwd }, (error, stdout) => {
           if (error) {
+            // Not an error if we were merely looking for the default port and the container doesn't publish it
+            if (!dockerCompose.internalSuperserverPort) {
+              resolve(result);
+            }
             reject(error.message);
           }
           const [, superserverPort] = stdout.match(/:(\d+)/) || [];