diff --git a/src/client/common/application/applicationShell.ts b/src/client/common/application/applicationShell.ts
index 9289af5791320..55892d6bca626 100644
--- a/src/client/common/application/applicationShell.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/application/applicationShell.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ApplicationShell implements IApplicationShell {
     }
     public get onDidWriteTerminalData(): Event<TerminalDataWriteEvent> {
         try {
-            return new EventEmitter<TerminalDataWriteEvent>().event;
+            return window.onDidWriteTerminalData;
         } catch (ex) {
             traceError('Failed to get onDidWriteTerminalData', ex);
             console.log('Failed to get onDidWriteTerminalData', ex);