diff --git a/lib/ruby_lsp/tapioca/addon.rb b/lib/ruby_lsp/tapioca/addon.rb
index 6cdaca0c6..49a39b659 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_lsp/tapioca/addon.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_lsp/tapioca/addon.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def activate(global_state, outgoing_queue)
           outgoing_queue << Notification.window_log_message("Activating Tapioca add-on v#{version}")
           @rails_runner_client.register_server_addon(File.expand_path("server_addon.rb", __dir__))
 
-          check_gemfile_changes
+          handle_gemfile_changes
         rescue IncompatibleApiError
           # The requested version for the Rails add-on no longer matches. We need to upgrade and fix the breaking
           # changes
@@ -114,7 +114,17 @@ def workspace_did_change_watched_files(changes)
       private
 
       sig { void }
-      def check_gemfile_changes
+      def handle_gemfile_changes
+        return unless File.exist?(".git")
+
+        gemfile_status = %x(git status --porcelain Gemfile.lock).strip
+        return if gemfile_status.empty?
+
+        process_gemfile_changes
+      end
+
+      sig { returns(T.nilable(Integer)) }
+      def process_gemfile_changes
         current_lockfile = File.read("Gemfile.lock")
         snapshot_lockfile = File.read(GEMFILE_LOCK_SNAPSHOT) if File.exist?(GEMFILE_LOCK_SNAPSHOT)