diff --git a/extensions/vscode/src/ideProtocol.ts b/extensions/vscode/src/ideProtocol.ts
index f415a393a6..b897f50ef2 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode/src/ideProtocol.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode/src/ideProtocol.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class VsCodeIde implements IDE {
 
   onDidChangeActiveTextEditor(callback: (filepath: string) => void): void {
     vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor((editor) => {
-      if (editor) {
+      if (editor?.document.uri.scheme === 'file') {
         callback(editor.document.uri.fsPath);
       }
     });
diff --git a/gui/src/redux/slices/uiStateSlice.ts b/gui/src/redux/slices/uiStateSlice.ts
index 6e5cc2505d..7b5b472ad7 100644
--- a/gui/src/redux/slices/uiStateSlice.ts
+++ b/gui/src/redux/slices/uiStateSlice.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ export const uiStateSlice = createSlice({
       state.displayBottomMessageOnBottom = action.payload;
     },
     setActiveFilePath: (state, action: PayloadAction<UiState["activeFilePath"]>) => {
-      state.activeFilePath = action.payload ?? "";
+      // Only set non-empty strings as active file paths
+      state.activeFilePath = action.payload && action.payload.length > 0 ? action.payload : undefined;
     },
   },
 });