diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts
index a0927898d9..7d067712e7 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/dialogs/publishDatabaseDialog.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ export class PublishDatabaseDialog {
 		this.targetDatabaseDropDown!.values?.push(<any>value);
 		this.targetDatabaseDropDown!.value = value;
 
-		this.targetDatabaseTextBox!.value = value;
+		if (this.targetDatabaseTextBox) {
+			this.targetDatabaseTextBox!.value = value;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public getBaseDockerImageName(): string {