diff --git a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
index 7e697bd..e1ee276 100644
--- a/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
+++ b/src/git/gitProviderService.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,9 @@ export class GitProviderService implements Disposable {
 	private _discoveredWorkspaceFolders = new Map<WorkspaceFolder, Promise<Repository[]>>();
 
 	private _isDiscoveringRepositories: Promise<void> | undefined;
+	get isDiscoveringRepositories(): Promise<void> | undefined {
+		return this._isDiscoveringRepositories;
+	}
 
 	@log<GitProviderService['discoverRepositories']>({ args: { 0: folders => folders.length } })
 	async discoverRepositories(folders: readonly WorkspaceFolder[], options?: { force?: boolean }): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/uris/deepLinks/deepLinkService.ts b/src/uris/deepLinks/deepLinkService.ts
index f7f224b..c5d65ce 100644
--- a/src/uris/deepLinks/deepLinkService.ts
+++ b/src/uris/deepLinks/deepLinkService.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ export class DeepLinkService implements Disposable {
 				if (link == null) return;
 
 				if (this._context.state === DeepLinkServiceState.Idle) {
+					if (this.container.git.isDiscoveringRepositories) {
+						await this.container.git.isDiscoveringRepositories;
+					}
+
 					if (!link.type || (!link.repoId && !link.remoteUrl && !link.repoPath)) {
 						void window.showErrorMessage('Unable to resolve link');
 						Logger.warn(`Unable to resolve link - missing basic properties: ${uri.toString()}`);
@@ -126,6 +130,10 @@ export class DeepLinkService implements Disposable {
 
 		let action = DeepLinkServiceAction.OpenRepo;
 
+		if (this.container.git.isDiscoveringRepositories) {
+			await this.container.git.isDiscoveringRepositories;
+		}
+
 		if (pendingDeepLink.repoPath != null) {
 			const repoOpenUri = Uri.parse(pendingDeepLink.repoPath);
 			try {