diff --git a/src/activate/registerTerminalActions.ts b/src/activate/registerTerminalActions.ts
index eb494d66da..9773d01d38 100644
--- a/src/activate/registerTerminalActions.ts
+++ b/src/activate/registerTerminalActions.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const registerTerminalAction = (
 ) => {
 	context.subscriptions.push(
 		vscode.commands.registerCommand(getTerminalCommand(command), async (args: any) => {
-			let content = args.selection
+			let content = args?.selection
 
 			if (!content || content === "") {
 				content = await Terminal.getTerminalContents(promptType === "TERMINAL_ADD_TO_CONTEXT" ? -1 : 1)