diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/extensions/bundled-extensions.ts b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/extensions/bundled-extensions.ts
index 3b03d489ea..4f044d4b92 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/extensions/bundled-extensions.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/extensions/bundled-extensions.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ async function loadBundledExtensions(): Promise<BundledExtension[]> {
   if (bundledExtensionsOverride !== null) return bundledExtensionsOverride;
 
   try {
-    const distroExtensions = await window.electron.getDistroBundledExtensions();
+    const distroExtensions = (await window.electron.getDistroBundledExtensions()) as
+      | BundledExtension[]
+      | null;
     if (distroExtensions) {
       bundledExtensionsOverride = distroExtensions;
       return distroExtensions;