diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/10170.md b/news/2 Fixes/10170.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f9cc91fb8d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/10170.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perf improvements to executing startup code for `Data Science` features when extension loads.
diff --git a/src/client/datascience/activation.ts b/src/client/datascience/activation.ts
index 7e73b10dd1a3..f2b7fbd012c6 100644
--- a/src/client/datascience/activation.ts
+++ b/src/client/datascience/activation.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class Activation implements IExtensionSingleActivationService {
         this.disposables.push(this.jupyterInterpreterService.onDidChangeInterpreter(this.onDidChangeInterpreter, this));
         // Warm up our selected interpreter for the extension
         this.jupyterInterpreterService.setInitialInterpreter().ignoreErrors();
-        await this.contextService.activate();
+        this.contextService.activate().ignoreErrors();
     }
 
     private onDidOpenNotebookEditor(_: INotebookEditor) {