diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/createProjectFromDatabaseDialog.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/createProjectFromDatabaseDialog.ts
index abab573f18c1..91ee59bdd0bc 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/createProjectFromDatabaseDialog.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/createProjectFromDatabaseDialog.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ export class CreateProjectFromDatabaseDialog {
 		this.dialog.cancelButton.label = constants.cancelButtonText;
 
 		let connected = false;
-		if (this.profile) {
+
+		// make sure the connection profile passed in has sufficient information to attempt to connect
+		if (this.profile && this.profile?.serverName) {
 			const connections = await getAzdataApi()!.connection.getConnections(true);
 			connected = !!connections.find(c => c.connectionId === this.profile!.id);