1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/editors/code/src/installation/download_artifact.ts b/editors/code/src/installation/download_artifact.ts
index c60014c8c..97e4d67c2 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/installation/download_artifact.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/installation/download_artifact.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ export async function downloadArtifact(
     installationDir: string,
     displayName: string,
 ) {
-    await fs.mkdir(installationDir).catch(err => assert.eq(
-        err?.code,
-        "EEXIST",
+    await fs.mkdir(installationDir).catch(err => assert(
+        err?.code === "EEXIST",
         `Couldn't create directory "${installationDir}" to download ` +
-        `${artifactFileName} artifact: ${err.message}`
+        `${artifactFileName} artifact: ${err?.message}`
     ));
 
     const installationPath = path.join(installationDir, artifactFileName);