diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageClient.h b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageClient.h
index 714a54f670..76f13e8d1f 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageClient.h
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageClient.h
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ public:
         : IPC::ServerConnection<LanguageClientEndpoint, LanguageServerEndpoint>(*this, socket)
     {
         m_project_path = project_path;
+        async_greet(m_project_path);
     }
 
     virtual void handshake() override
     {
-        greet(m_project_path);
     }
 
     WeakPtr<LanguageClient> language_client() { return m_current_language_client; }
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/LanguageServer.ipc b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/LanguageServer.ipc
index 1ab41a93ea..668ad0a6e9 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/LanguageServer.ipc
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/HackStudio/LanguageServers/LanguageServer.ipc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 endpoint LanguageServer
 {
-    greet(String project_root) => ()
+    greet(String project_root) =|
 
     file_opened(String filename, IPC::File file) =|
     file_edit_insert_text(String filename, String text, i32 start_line, i32 start_column) =|