diff --git a/src/solidlsp/language_servers/scala_language_server.py b/src/solidlsp/language_servers/scala_language_server.py
index 91a31a32..a274f652 100644
--- a/src/solidlsp/language_servers/scala_language_server.py
+++ b/src/solidlsp/language_servers/scala_language_server.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class ScalaLanguageServer(SolidLanguageServer):
 
         if not os.path.exists(metals_executable):
             if not cs_command_path:
+                assert coursier_command_path is not None
                 log.info("'cs' command not found. Trying to install it using 'coursier'.")
                 try:
                     log.info("Running 'coursier setup --yes' to install 'cs'...")