diff --git a/src/dev/flang/ast/Call.java b/src/dev/flang/ast/Call.java
index ccc162c7d6..901e124594 100644
--- a/src/dev/flang/ast/Call.java
+++ b/src/dev/flang/ast/Call.java
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ public Call resolveTypes(Resolution res, AbstractFeature outer)
     if (POSTCONDITIONS) ensure
       (Errors.count() > 0 || result.typeIfKnown() != Types.t_ERROR);
 
-    return result.typeIfKnown() == Types.t_ERROR
+    return result.typeIfKnown() == Types.t_ERROR && !res._options.isLanguageServer()
       ? Call.ERROR // short circuit this call
       : result;
   }
diff --git a/src/dev/flang/util/FuzionOptions.java b/src/dev/flang/util/FuzionOptions.java
index 49bd4e6314..bf2166739a 100644
--- a/src/dev/flang/util/FuzionOptions.java
+++ b/src/dev/flang/util/FuzionOptions.java
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ public Path fuzionHome()
     return _fuzionHome;
   }
 
+  public boolean isLanguageServer()
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+
 
 }