diff --git a/src/contributes/commandsBase.ts b/src/contributes/commandsBase.ts
index 0bb784e..a76b81a 100644
--- a/src/contributes/commandsBase.ts
+++ b/src/contributes/commandsBase.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function locateCommand(command): string | undefined {
 	}
 }
 
-export function checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand: string): boolean {
+export function checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand: string, showError: boolean = true): boolean {
 	let pipxBinPath: string | undefined = undefined;
 	try {
 		const binPath = getPipxEnvironmentPath(pythonCommand);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand: string): boolean {
 			}
 		} else {
 			const error_status = `Failed to obtain the pipx environment path.`;
-			if (pipxPathStatus !== error_status) {
+			if (pipxPathStatus !== error_status && showError) {
 				logger.channel()?.warn(error_status);
 				logger.channel()?.show();
 				pipxPathStatus = error_status;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand: string): boolean {
 		// DevChat dependency check failed
 		// log out detail error message
 		const error_status = `Failed to check DevChat dependency due to error: ${error}`;
-		if (pipxPathStatus !== error_status) {
+		if (pipxPathStatus !== error_status && showError) {
 			logger.channel()?.warn(error_status);
 			logger.channel()?.show();
 			pipxPathStatus = error_status;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand: string): boolean {
 		return true;
 	} catch(error) {
 		const error_status = `Failed to check DevChat dependency due to error: ${error}`;
-		if (devchatStatus !== error_status) {
+		if (devchatStatus !== error_status && showError) {
 			logger.channel()?.warn(error_status);
 			logger.channel()?.show();
 			devchatStatus = error_status;
diff --git a/src/panel/statusBarViewBase.ts b/src/panel/statusBarViewBase.ts
index 0517356..a9fc8fc 100644
--- a/src/panel/statusBarViewBase.ts
+++ b/src/panel/statusBarViewBase.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ export async function dependencyCheck(): Promise<[string, string]> {
 		}
 
 		if (!bOk) {
-			bOk = checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand!);
+			const showError = devchatStatus == ''? false : true;
+			bOk = checkDevChatDependency(pythonCommand!, showError);
 		}
 		if (bOk && versionChanged && !devChat) {
 			bOk = false;
diff --git a/src/util/commonUtil.ts b/src/util/commonUtil.ts
index 96e6db6..9bb6d28 100644
--- a/src/util/commonUtil.ts
+++ b/src/util/commonUtil.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class CommandRun {
 					fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, outputData);
 				}
 
-				if (stderr) {
+				if (stderr && !onError) {
 					logger.channel()?.error(stderr);
 					logger.channel()?.show();
 				}