From c03ff0e329c06363c0edd94c97bdfe69b612bd09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: eleanorjboyd <26030610+eleanorjboyd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:14:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix venvFolder injection in search path for nativeFinder

---
 src/managers/common/nativePythonFinder.ts | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/managers/common/nativePythonFinder.ts b/src/managers/common/nativePythonFinder.ts
index 653c64c1..7f6fbd84 100644
--- a/src/managers/common/nativePythonFinder.ts
+++ b/src/managers/common/nativePythonFinder.ts
@@ -196,10 +196,9 @@ class NativePythonFinderImpl implements NativePythonFinder {
                 uriSearchPaths.push(...venvFolders);
                 return { searchPaths: uriSearchPaths };
             }
-        } else {
-            // if no options, then search venvFolders
-            return { searchPaths: venvFolders };
         }
+        // return undefined to use configured defaults (for nativeFinder refresh)
+        return undefined;
     }
 
     private start(): rpc.MessageConnection {