diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/ProfilesCache.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/ProfilesCache.ts
index 83289c1b44..fc960e5080 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/ProfilesCache.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer-api/src/profiles/ProfilesCache.ts
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export class ProfilesCache {
         return convertResult;
     }
 
-    public static getProfileSessionWithVscProxy(session: imperative.Session): imperative.Session {
+    public static getProfileSessionWithVscProxy(session: imperative.Session): imperative.Session | undefined {
         if (!session) {
             return;
         }