diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/common/nativePythonFinder.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/common/nativePythonFinder.ts
index 5dfe46fd7e90..a084cc1e4a16 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/common/nativePythonFinder.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/base/locators/common/nativePythonFinder.ts
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ export function getNativePythonFinder(context?: IExtensionContext): NativePython
     if (!_finder) {
         const cacheDirectory = context ? getCacheDirectory(context) : undefined;
         _finder = new NativePythonFinderImpl(cacheDirectory);
+        if (context) {
+            context.subscriptions.push(_finder);
+        }
     }
     return _finder;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts
index 2c6555d62024..f9613ee4847b 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ export async function initialize(ext: ExtensionState): Promise<IDiscoveryAPI> {
 
     if (shouldUseNativeLocator()) {
         const finder = getNativePythonFinder(ext.context);
-        ext.disposables.push(finder);
         const api = createNativeEnvironmentsApi(finder);
         ext.disposables.push(api);
         registerNewDiscoveryForIOC(