diff --git a/src/chat/askAgentAboutActivityLog/askAgentAboutActivityLog.ts b/src/chat/askAgentAboutActivityLog/askAgentAboutActivityLog.ts
index 80a7172cd..f67e2306f 100644
--- a/src/chat/askAgentAboutActivityLog/askAgentAboutActivityLog.ts
+++ b/src/chat/askAgentAboutActivityLog/askAgentAboutActivityLog.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import { IActionContext } from "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { ensureCopilotChatReady } from "../../commands/copilotOnRails/openChatWithAgent";
 import { ext } from "../../extensionVariables";
 import { ActivityItem } from "../../tree/activityLog/ActivityItem";
 import { TreeDataItem } from "../../tree/ResourceGroupsItem";
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ export async function askAgentAboutActivityLog(context: IActionContext, item?: A
         }
     }
 
+    if (!(await ensureCopilotChatReady())) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.chat.newChat");
     await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.chat.open", { mode: 'agent', query: genericActivityLogPrompt });
 }
diff --git a/src/chat/askAgentAboutResource.ts b/src/chat/askAgentAboutResource.ts
index e0b9d6b53..18bd3d6d3 100644
--- a/src/chat/askAgentAboutResource.ts
+++ b/src/chat/askAgentAboutResource.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import { IActionContext } from "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { ensureCopilotChatReady } from "../commands/copilotOnRails/openChatWithAgent";
 
 const agentName = "azure";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ export const askAgentAboutResourcePrompt = vscode.l10n.t(`I'd like to ask you ab
 export async function askAgentAboutResource(_actionContext: IActionContext, node?: { id?: string, value?: { armId: string }, resource?: { kind?: string } }) {
     const resourceId = node?.id ?? node?.value?.armId;
     if (resourceId !== undefined) {
+        if (!(await ensureCopilotChatReady())) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const prompt = `@${agentName} ${askAgentAboutResourcePrompt}`;
 
         await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.chat.newChat");
diff --git a/src/chat/askAzure.ts b/src/chat/askAzure.ts
index 030806543..95a65e9b9 100644
--- a/src/chat/askAzure.ts
+++ b/src/chat/askAzure.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 
 import { IActionContext } from "@microsoft/vscode-azext-utils";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
+import { ensureCopilotChatReady } from "../commands/copilotOnRails/openChatWithAgent";
 
 export async function askAzureInCommandPalette(context: IActionContext, prompt?: string) {
+    if (!(await ensureCopilotChatReady())) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!prompt) {
         prompt = await context.ui.showInputBox({ prompt: vscode.l10n.t(`What do you want to ask about Azure?`) });
     }