diff --git a/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts b/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts
index 1072e5f1a2..cd925b03e9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function installExtension(params: RouteParams): Promise<void> {
 
   try {
     navigate(extensionsURL());
-    await installFromNpm(name, true);
+    await installFromNpm(name);
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error("[PH - Install Extension]: failed to install from NPM", error);
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+extensions/extensions.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+extensions/extensions.tsx
index e9936379a4..178e36b887 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+extensions/extensions.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+extensions/extensions.tsx
@@ -376,12 +376,12 @@ async function installFromSelectFileDialog() {
  * Start extension install using a package name, which is resolved to a tarball url using the npm registry.
  * @param packageName e.g. "@publisher/extension-name"
  */
-export async function installFromNpm(packageName: string, confirm = false) {
+export async function installFromNpm(packageName: string) {
   const tarballUrl = await extensionLoader.getNpmPackageTarballUrl(packageName, "@hackweek");
 
   Notifications.info(`Installing ${packageName}`);
 
-  return installFromUrlOrPath(tarballUrl, confirm);
+  return installFromUrlOrPath(tarballUrl, true);
 }
 
 async function installFromUrlOrPath(installPath: string, confirmInstall = false) {