diff --git a/vscode-web/run.sh b/vscode-web/run.sh
index 1a10aff..6aacdce 100644
--- a/vscode-web/run.sh
+++ b/vscode-web/run.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
 BOLD='\033[0;1m'
-# check if
-printf "$${BOLD}Installing VS Code!\n"
-output=$(curl -L "https://update.code.visualstudio.com/${VERSION}/linux-deb-x64/stable" -o /tmp/code.deb && sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/code.deb)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "Failed to install VS Code: $output"
-  exit 1
+# check if VS Code is installed
+if
+  ! command -v code &
+  >/dev/null
+then
+  printf "$${BOLD}Installing VS Code!\n"
+  output=$(curl -L "https://update.code.visualstudio.com/${VERSION}/linux-deb-x64/stable" -o /tmp/code.deb && sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/code.deb)
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to install VS Code: $output"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  printf "🥳 VS code has been installed.\n\n"
+else
+  printf "🥳 VS code is already installed.\n\n"
 fi
-printf "🥳 VS code has been installed.\n\n"
 
 echo "👷 Running code serve-web in the background..."
 echo "Check logs at ${LOG_PATH}!"