diff --git a/src/@types/vsls.d.ts b/src/@types/vsls.d.ts
index 3060b75..310c3b7 100644
--- a/src/@types/vsls.d.ts
+++ b/src/@types/vsls.d.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export interface SharedServiceProxy {
 	readonly onDidChangeIsServiceAvailable: Event<boolean>;
 
 	onNotify(name: string, handler: NotifyHandler): void;
-	request(name: string, args: any[], cancellation?: CancellationToken): Promise<any>;
+	request<T>(name: string, args: any[], cancellation?: CancellationToken): Promise<T>;
 	notify(name: string, args: object): void;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts b/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts
index 663a475..52ff6a3 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/vslsGitProvider.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export class VslsGitProvider extends LocalGitProvider {
 
 	override canHandlePathOrUri(scheme: string, pathOrUri: string | Uri): string | undefined {
 		// TODO@eamodio To support virtual repositories, we need to verify that the path is local here (by converting the shared path to a local path)
-		return super.canHandlePathOrUri(scheme, pathOrUri);
+		const path = super.canHandlePathOrUri(scheme, pathOrUri);
+		return path != null ? `${scheme}:${path}` : undefined;
 	}
 
 	override getAbsoluteUri(pathOrUri: string | Uri, base: string | Uri): Uri {
diff --git a/src/vsls/guest.ts b/src/vsls/guest.ts
index c07e4ef..93f744c 100644
--- a/src/vsls/guest.ts
+++ b/src/vsls/guest.ts
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ export class VslsGuestService implements Disposable {
 	}
 
 	@log()
-	async git<TOut extends string | Buffer>(options: GitCommandOptions, ...args: any[]) {
-		const response = await this.sendRequest(GitCommandRequestType, { options: options, args: args });
+	async git<TOut extends string | Buffer>(options: GitCommandOptions, ...args: any[]): Promise<TOut> {
+		const response = await this.sendRequest(GitCommandRequestType, {
+			__type: 'gitlens',
+			options: options,
+			args: args,
+		});
 
 		if (response.isBuffer) {
 			return Buffer.from(response.data, 'binary') as TOut;
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ export class VslsGuestService implements Disposable {
 	@log()
 	async getRepositoriesForUri(uri: Uri): Promise<RepositoryProxy[]> {
 		const response = await this.sendRequest(GetRepositoriesForUriRequestType, {
+			__type: 'gitlens',
 			folderUri: uri.toString(),
 		});
 
@@ -77,10 +82,9 @@ export class VslsGuestService implements Disposable {
 	@debug()
 	private sendRequest<TRequest, TResponse>(
 		requestType: RequestType<TRequest, TResponse>,
-		request: TRequest,
-		_cancellation?: CancellationToken,
+		request: TRequest & { __type: string },
+		cancellation?: CancellationToken,
 	): Promise<TResponse> {
-		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
-		return this._service.request(requestType.name, [request]);
+		return this._service.request<TResponse>(requestType.name, [request], cancellation);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/vsls/host.ts b/src/vsls/host.ts
index cb9b316..e1883ee 100644
--- a/src/vsls/host.ts
+++ b/src/vsls/host.ts
@@ -90,9 +90,17 @@ export class VslsHostService implements Disposable {
 		requestType: RequestType<TRequest, TResponse>,
 		handler: (request: TRequest, cancellation: CancellationToken) => Promise<TResponse>,
 	) {
-		this._service.onRequest(requestType.name, (args: any[], cancellation: CancellationToken) =>
-			handler(args[0], cancellation),
-		);
+		// eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback
+		this._service.onRequest(requestType.name, function (args: any[], cancellation: CancellationToken) {
+			let request;
+			for (const arg of args) {
+				if (typeof arg === 'object' && '__type' in arg) {
+					request = arg;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			return handler(request ?? args[0], cancellation);
+		});
 	}
 
 	@log()
diff --git a/src/vsls/vsls.ts b/src/vsls/vsls.ts
index a325d29..c813645 100644
--- a/src/vsls/vsls.ts
+++ b/src/vsls/vsls.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ export class VslsController implements Disposable {
 				this.setReadonly(false);
 				void setContext('gitlens:vsls', true);
 
-				this._ready = defer<void>();
+				if (!this._ready.pending) {
+					this._ready = defer<void>();
+				}
 
 				break;
 		}
@@ -132,8 +134,9 @@ export class VslsController implements Disposable {
 				const vslsExtension = extension.isActive ? extension.exports : await extension.activate();
 				return (await vslsExtension.getApi('1.0.4753')) ?? undefined;
 			}
-		} catch {
+		} catch (ex) {
 			debugger;
+			Logger.error(ex);
 		}
 
 		return undefined;