diff --git a/extensions/azcli/src/api.ts b/extensions/azcli/src/api.ts
index 885722f742..ff9fb5eedf 100644
--- a/extensions/azcli/src/api.ts
+++ b/extensions/azcli/src/api.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as azExt from 'az-ext';
 import { IAzTool } from './az';
-import Logger from './common/logger';
 import { NoAzureCLIError } from './common/utils';
-import * as loc from './localizedConstants';
 import { AzToolService } from './services/azToolService';
 
 /**
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ export function validateAz(az: IAzTool | undefined) {
 
 export function throwIfNoAz(localAz: IAzTool | undefined): asserts localAz {
 	if (!localAz) {
-		Logger.log(loc.noAzureCLI);
 		throw new NoAzureCLIError();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/extensions/azcli/src/az.ts b/extensions/azcli/src/az.ts
index 2a02210ee8..81b5f98483 100644
--- a/extensions/azcli/src/az.ts
+++ b/extensions/azcli/src/az.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { executeCommand, executeSudoCommand, ExitCodeError, ProcessOutput } from './common/childProcess';
 import { HttpClient } from './common/httpClient';
 import Logger from './common/logger';
-import { AzureCLIArcExtError, NoAzureCLIError, searchForCmd } from './common/utils';
+import { NoAzureCLIArcExtError, NoAzureCLIError, searchForCmd } from './common/utils';
 import { azArcdataInstallKey, azConfigSection, azFound, debugConfigKey, latestAzArcExtensionVersion, azCliInstallKey, azArcFound, azHostname, azUri } from './constants';
 import * as loc from './localizedConstants';
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export async function checkAndInstallAz(userRequested: boolean = false): Promise
 	try {
 		return await findAzAndArc(); // find currently installed Az
 	} catch (err) {
-		if (err === AzureCLIArcExtError) {
+		if (err instanceof NoAzureCLIArcExtError) {
 			// Az found but arcdata extension not found. Prompt user to install it, then check again.
 			if (await promptToInstallArcdata(userRequested)) {
 				return await findAzAndArc();
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ export async function findAzAndArc(): Promise<IAzTool> {
 		Logger.log(loc.foundExistingAz(await azTool.getPath(), (await azTool.getSemVersionAz()).raw, (await azTool.getSemVersionArc()).raw));
 		return azTool;
 	} catch (err) {
-		if (err === AzureCLIArcExtError) {
+		if (err === NoAzureCLIArcExtError) {
 			Logger.log(loc.couldNotFindAzArc(err));
 			Logger.log(loc.noAzArc);
 			await vscode.commands.executeCommand('setContext', azArcFound, false); // save a context key that az was not found so that command for installing az is available in commandPalette and that for updating it is no longer available.
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ async function findSpecificAzAndArc(): Promise<IAzTool> {
 	// if no az has been found. If found, check if az arcdata extension exists.
 	const arcVersion = parseArcExtensionVersion(versionOutput.stdout);
 	if (arcVersion === undefined) {
-		throw AzureCLIArcExtError;
+		throw new NoAzureCLIArcExtError;
 	}
 
 	// Quietly attempt to update the arcdata extension to the latest. If it is already the latest, then it will not update.
diff --git a/extensions/azcli/src/common/utils.ts b/extensions/azcli/src/common/utils.ts
index 915a7ed266..cf2497c2ef 100644
--- a/extensions/azcli/src/common/utils.ts
+++ b/extensions/azcli/src/common/utils.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class NoAzureCLIError extends Error implements azExt.ErrorWithLink {
 	}
 }
 
-export class AzureCLIArcExtError extends Error implements azExt.ErrorWithLink {
+export class NoAzureCLIArcExtError extends Error implements azExt.ErrorWithLink {
 	constructor() {
 		super(loc.arcdataExtensionNotInstalled);
 	}