diff --git a/cli/proc_state.rs b/cli/proc_state.rs
index 806bb030b2..7175f18e16 100644
--- a/cli/proc_state.rs
+++ b/cli/proc_state.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ impl ProcState {
       &dir,
       cli_options.reload_flag(),
       cli_options.cache_setting(),
-      cli_options.unstable(),
+      cli_options.unstable()
+        // don't do the unstable error when in the lsp
+        || matches!(cli_options.sub_command(), DenoSubcommand::Lsp),
     )?;
 
     Ok(ProcState(Arc::new(Inner {