diff --git a/src/browser/pages/vscode.ts b/src/browser/pages/vscode.ts
index d95e91741..4f6191e47 100644
--- a/src/browser/pages/vscode.ts
+++ b/src/browser/pages/vscode.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,56 @@ const options = getOptions()
 // TODO: Add proper types.
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
-let nlsConfig: any
+// NOTE@jsjoeio
+// This lives here ../../../lib/vscode/src/vs/base/common/platform.ts#L106
+export const nlsConfigElementId = "vscode-remote-nls-configuration"
+
+type NlsConfiguration = {
+  locale: string
+  availableLanguages: { [key: string]: string } | {}
+  _languagePackId?: string
+  _translationsConfigFile?: string
+  _cacheRoot?: string
+  _resolvedLanguagePackCoreLocation?: string
+  _corruptedFile?: string
+  _languagePackSupport?: boolean
+  loadBundle?: any
+}
+
+/**
+ * A helper function to get the NLS Configuration settings.
+ *
+ * This is used by VSCode for localizations (i.e. changing
+ * the display language).
+ *
+ * Make sure to wrap this in a try/catch block when you call it.
+ **/
+export function getNlsConfiguration(document: Document) {
+  const errorMsgPrefix = "[vscode]"
+  const nlsConfigElement = document?.getElementById(nlsConfigElementId)
+  const nlsConfig = nlsConfigElement?.getAttribute("data-settings")
+
+  if (!document) {
+    throw new Error(`${errorMsgPrefix} Could not parse NLS configuration. document is undefined.`)
+  }
+
+  if (!nlsConfigElement) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `${errorMsgPrefix} Could not parse NLS configuration. Could not find nlsConfigElement with id: ${nlsConfigElementId}`,
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!nlsConfig) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `${errorMsgPrefix} Could not parse NLS configuration. Found nlsConfigElement but missing data-settings attribute.`,
+    )
+  }
+
+  return JSON.parse(nlsConfig) as NlsConfiguration
+}
+
 try {
-  nlsConfig = JSON.parse(document.getElementById("vscode-remote-nls-configuration")!.getAttribute("data-settings")!)
+  const nlsConfig = getNlsConfiguration(document)
   if (nlsConfig._resolvedLanguagePackCoreLocation) {
     const bundles = Object.create(null)
     nlsConfig.loadBundle = (bundle: any, _language: any, cb: any): void => {
@@ -26,26 +73,25 @@ try {
         .catch(cb)
     }
   }
+  ;(self.require as any) = {
+    // Without the full URL VS Code will try to load file://.
+    baseUrl: `${window.location.origin}${options.csStaticBase}/lib/vscode/out`,
+    recordStats: true,
+    paths: {
+      "vscode-textmate": `../node_modules/vscode-textmate/release/main`,
+      "vscode-oniguruma": `../node_modules/vscode-oniguruma/release/main`,
+      xterm: `../node_modules/xterm/lib/xterm.js`,
+      "xterm-addon-search": `../node_modules/xterm-addon-search/lib/xterm-addon-search.js`,
+      "xterm-addon-unicode11": `../node_modules/xterm-addon-unicode11/lib/xterm-addon-unicode11.js`,
+      "xterm-addon-webgl": `../node_modules/xterm-addon-webgl/lib/xterm-addon-webgl.js`,
+      "tas-client-umd": `../node_modules/tas-client-umd/lib/tas-client-umd.js`,
+      "iconv-lite-umd": `../node_modules/iconv-lite-umd/lib/iconv-lite-umd.js`,
+      jschardet: `../node_modules/jschardet/dist/jschardet.min.js`,
+    },
+    "vs/nls": nlsConfig,
+  }
 } catch (error) {
-  /* Probably fine. */
-}
-
-;(self.require as any) = {
-  // Without the full URL VS Code will try to load file://.
-  baseUrl: `${window.location.origin}${options.csStaticBase}/lib/vscode/out`,
-  recordStats: true,
-  paths: {
-    "vscode-textmate": `../node_modules/vscode-textmate/release/main`,
-    "vscode-oniguruma": `../node_modules/vscode-oniguruma/release/main`,
-    xterm: `../node_modules/xterm/lib/xterm.js`,
-    "xterm-addon-search": `../node_modules/xterm-addon-search/lib/xterm-addon-search.js`,
-    "xterm-addon-unicode11": `../node_modules/xterm-addon-unicode11/lib/xterm-addon-unicode11.js`,
-    "xterm-addon-webgl": `../node_modules/xterm-addon-webgl/lib/xterm-addon-webgl.js`,
-    "tas-client-umd": `../node_modules/tas-client-umd/lib/tas-client-umd.js`,
-    "iconv-lite-umd": `../node_modules/iconv-lite-umd/lib/iconv-lite-umd.js`,
-    jschardet: `../node_modules/jschardet/dist/jschardet.min.js`,
-  },
-  "vs/nls": nlsConfig,
+  console.error(error)
 }
 
 try {
diff --git a/test/unit/browser/vscode.test.ts b/test/unit/browser/vscode.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80246c7db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/browser/vscode.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * @jest-environment jsdom
+ */
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom"
+import { getNlsConfiguration, nlsConfigElementId } from "../../../src/browser/pages/vscode"
+
+describe("vscode", () => {
+  describe("getNlsConfiguration", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const { window } = new JSDOM()
+      global.document = window.document
+    })
+
+    it("should throw an error if Document is undefined", () => {
+      const errorMsgPrefix = "[vscode]"
+      const errorMessage = `${errorMsgPrefix} Could not parse NLS configuration. document is undefined.`
+
+      expect(() => {
+        getNlsConfiguration(undefined as any as Document)
+      }).toThrowError(errorMessage)
+    })
+    it("should throw an error if no nlsConfigElement", () => {
+      const errorMsgPrefix = "[vscode]"
+      const errorMessage = `${errorMsgPrefix} Could not parse NLS configuration. Could not find nlsConfigElement with id: ${nlsConfigElementId}`
+
+      expect(() => {
+        getNlsConfiguration(document)
+      }).toThrowError(errorMessage)
+    })
+    it("should throw an error if no nlsConfig", () => {
+      const mockElement = document.createElement("div")
+      mockElement.setAttribute("id", nlsConfigElementId)
+      document.body.appendChild(mockElement)
+
+      const errorMsgPrefix = "[vscode]"
+      const errorMessage = `${errorMsgPrefix} Could not parse NLS configuration. Found nlsConfigElement but missing data-settings attribute.`
+
+      expect(() => {
+        getNlsConfiguration(document)
+      }).toThrowError(errorMessage)
+
+      document.body.removeChild(mockElement)
+    })
+    it("should return the correct configuration", () => {
+      const mockElement = document.createElement("div")
+      const dataSettings = {
+        first: "Jane",
+        last: "Doe",
+      }
+
+      mockElement.setAttribute("id", nlsConfigElementId)
+      mockElement.setAttribute("data-settings", JSON.stringify(dataSettings))
+      document.body.appendChild(mockElement)
+      const actual = getNlsConfiguration(global.document)
+
+      expect(actual).toStrictEqual(dataSettings)
+
+      document.body.removeChild(mockElement)
+    })
+  })
+})