diff --git a/lib/services/nativescript-cloud-extension-service.ts b/lib/services/nativescript-cloud-extension-service.ts
index ef33a8d84b..14eeacd46c 100644
--- a/lib/services/nativescript-cloud-extension-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/nativescript-cloud-extension-service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export class NativescriptCloudExtensionService implements INativescriptCloudExte
 		private $logger: ILogger) { }
 
 	public install(): Promise<IExtensionData> {
-		const installedExtensions = this.$extensibilityService.getInstalledExtensions();
+		const installedExtensions = this.$extensibilityService.getInstalledExtensions() || {};
 		if (!installedExtensions[constants.NATIVESCRIPT_CLOUD_EXTENSION_NAME]) {
 			return this.$extensibilityService.installExtension(constants.NATIVESCRIPT_CLOUD_EXTENSION_NAME);
 		}