diff --git a/extensions/podman/packages/api/src/podman-extension-api.d.ts b/extensions/podman/packages/api/src/podman-extension-api.d.ts
index 297ca1a975061..7e3acb95c1f7e 100644
--- a/extensions/podman/packages/api/src/podman-extension-api.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/podman/packages/api/src/podman-extension-api.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  ***********************************************************************/
 
 import type { ProviderContainerConnection, RunOptions, RunResult } from '@podman-desktop/api';
+
 export interface PodmanRunOptions extends RunOptions {
   connection?: ProviderContainerConnection;
 }
diff --git a/extensions/podman/packages/extension/src/extension.ts b/extensions/podman/packages/extension/src/extension.ts
index bfe1c09155e23..772c596454214 100644
--- a/extensions/podman/packages/extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/podman/packages/extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -1247,12 +1247,8 @@ export function registerOnboardingRemoveUnsupportedMachinesCommand(): extensionA
   });
 }
 
-async function exec(
-  args: string[],
-  connection?: extensionApi.ProviderContainerConnection,
-  options?: extensionApi.RunOptions,
-): Promise<extensionApi.RunResult> {
-  return execPodman(args, connection?.connection.vmTypeDisplayName, options);
+async function exec(args: string[], options?: PodmanRunOptions): Promise<extensionApi.RunResult> {
+  return execPodman(args, options?.connection?.connection.vmTypeDisplayName, options);
 }
 
 export async function activate(extensionContext: extensionApi.ExtensionContext): Promise<PodmanExtensionApi> {