diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts
index fc6fe60a52a..4d00c56650c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 	private _linkProviderDisposables: Map<ITerminalExternalLinkProvider, IDisposable[]> = new Map();
 	private _processSupportContextKey: IContextKey<boolean>;
 	private readonly _localTerminalService?: ILocalTerminalService;
-	private readonly _offProcessTerminalService?: IOffProcessTerminalService;
+	private readonly _primaryOffProcessTerminalService?: IOffProcessTerminalService;
 	private _profilesReadyBarrier: AutoOpenBarrier;
 	private _availableProfiles: ITerminalProfile[] | undefined;
 	private _configHelper: TerminalConfigHelper;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 			: enableTerminalReconnection
 				? this._localTerminalsInitPromise = this._reconnectToLocalTerminals()
 				: Promise.resolve();
-		this._offProcessTerminalService = !!this._environmentService.remoteAuthority ? this._remoteTerminalService : this._localTerminalService;
+		this._primaryOffProcessTerminalService = !!this._environmentService.remoteAuthority ? this._remoteTerminalService : this._localTerminalService;
 		initPromise.then(() => this._setConnected());
 
 		// Wait up to 5 seconds for profiles to be ready so it's assured that we know the actual
@@ -376,12 +376,11 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 	}
 
 	private async _detectProfiles(includeDetectedProfiles?: boolean): Promise<ITerminalProfile[]> {
-		const offProcService = this._offProcessTerminalService;
-		if (!offProcService) {
+		if (!this._primaryOffProcessTerminalService) {
 			return this._availableProfiles || [];
 		}
 		const platform = await this._getPlatformKey();
-		return offProcService?.getProfiles(this._configurationService.getValue(`${TerminalSettingPrefix.Profiles}${platform}`), this._configurationService.getValue(`${TerminalSettingPrefix.DefaultProfile}${platform}`), includeDetectedProfiles);
+		return this._primaryOffProcessTerminalService?.getProfiles(this._configurationService.getValue(`${TerminalSettingPrefix.Profiles}${platform}`), this._configurationService.getValue(`${TerminalSettingPrefix.DefaultProfile}${platform}`), includeDetectedProfiles);
 	}
 
 	private _onBeforeShutdown(reason: ShutdownReason): boolean | Promise<boolean> {
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 		const state: ITerminalsLayoutInfoById = {
 			tabs: this.terminalGroups.map(g => g.getLayoutInfo(g === this.getActiveGroup()))
 		};
-		this._offProcessTerminalService?.setTerminalLayoutInfo(state);
+		this._primaryOffProcessTerminalService?.setTerminalLayoutInfo(state);
 	}
 
 	@debounce(500)
@@ -449,7 +448,7 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 		if (!this.configHelper.config.enablePersistentSessions || !instance || !instance.persistentProcessId || !instance.title) {
 			return;
 		}
-		this._offProcessTerminalService?.updateTitle(instance.persistentProcessId, instance.title, instance.titleSource);
+		this._primaryOffProcessTerminalService?.updateTitle(instance.persistentProcessId, instance.title, instance.titleSource);
 	}
 
 	@debounce(500)
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 		if (!this.configHelper.config.enablePersistentSessions || !instance || !instance.persistentProcessId || !instance.icon) {
 			return;
 		}
-		this._offProcessTerminalService?.updateIcon(instance.persistentProcessId, instance.icon, instance.color);
+		this._primaryOffProcessTerminalService?.updateIcon(instance.persistentProcessId, instance.icon, instance.color);
 	}
 
 	private _removeGroup(group: ITerminalGroup): void {