diff --git a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/processes/dev-session.ts b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/processes/dev-session.ts
index 59022d3731..12553f89d3 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/processes/dev-session.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/cli/services/dev/processes/dev-session.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ let bundleControllers: AbortController[] = []
 
 // Current status of the dev session
 // Since the watcher can emit events before the dev session is ready, we need to keep track of the status
-let devSessionStatus: 'starting' | 'ready' = 'starting'
+let isDevSessionReady = false
 
 export async function setupDevSessionProcess({
   app,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const pushUpdatesForDevSession: DevProcessFunction<DevSessionOptions> = a
 
   appWatcher
     .onEvent(async (event) => {
-      if (devSessionStatus !== 'ready') {
+      if (!isDevSessionReady) {
         await printWarning('Change detected, but dev session is not ready yet.', processOptions.stdout)
         return
       }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const pushUpdatesForDevSession: DevProcessFunction<DevSessionOptions> = a
 // utility to debug issues with the dev API.
 function startTimeout(processOptions: DevSessionProcessOptions) {
   setTimeout(() => {
-    if (devSessionStatus !== 'ready') {
+    if (!isDevSessionReady) {
       printError('❌ Timeout, session failed to start in 30s, please try again.', processOptions.stdout).catch(() => {})
       process.exit(1)
     }
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ async function bundleExtensionsAndUpload(options: DevSessionProcessOptions): Pro
   // Create or update the dev session
   if (currentBundleController.signal.aborted) return {status: 'aborted'}
   try {
-    if (devSessionStatus === 'ready') {
+    if (isDevSessionReady) {
       await options.developerPlatformClient.devSessionUpdate(payload)
       return {status: 'updated'}
     } else {
       startTimeout(options)
       await options.developerPlatformClient.devSessionCreate(payload)
       // eslint-disable-next-line require-atomic-updates
-      devSessionStatus = 'ready'
+      isDevSessionReady = true
       return {status: 'created'}
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any