diff --git a/src/razor/src/razorLanguageServerClient.ts b/src/razor/src/razorLanguageServerClient.ts
index 141052c0e..0734a109b 100644
--- a/src/razor/src/razorLanguageServerClient.ts
+++ b/src/razor/src/razorLanguageServerClient.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class RazorLanguageServerClient implements vscode.Disposable {
     }
 
     public async connectNamedPipe(pipeName: string): Promise<void> {
-        await this.startHandle;
+        await this.start();
 
         // Params must match https://github.com/dotnet/razor/blob/92005deac54f3e9d1a4d1d8f04389379cccfa354/src/Razor/src/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Razor.Workspaces/Protocol/RazorNamedPipeConnectParams.cs#L9
         await this.sendNotification('razor/namedPipeConnect', { pipeName: pipeName });