diff --git a/src/main/daemon/pty-subprocess/subprocess-handle.ts b/src/main/daemon/pty-subprocess/subprocess-handle.ts
index 974602dfe8..5d7ef16342 100644
--- a/src/main/daemon/pty-subprocess/subprocess-handle.ts
+++ b/src/main/daemon/pty-subprocess/subprocess-handle.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ export function createDaemonPtySubprocessHandle(args: {
   startupAgentRecognition: RecognizedAgentProcess | null
 }): SubprocessHandle {
+  const reportsChildExitStatus = args.reportsChildExitStatus
   const proc = args.process
   // node-pty exposes destroy at runtime but omits it from IPty.
@@ -57,5 +58,5 @@ export function createDaemonPtySubprocessHandle(args: {
       exitCode,
       signal,
-      hostReportsChildExitStatus: args.reportsChildExitStatus
+      hostReportsChildExitStatus: reportsChildExitStatus
     })
   })