diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
index 53cebe71a8..b5ff344e8a 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -682,17 +682,16 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
             deploy_args += ["--port", args.port]
         for package in args.package or []:
             deploy_args += ["--package", package]
+        install_task = {
+            "label": install_task_name,
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": run_install_deploy,
+            "args": deploy_args,
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        }
         tasks_dict = {
             "version": "2.0.0",
-            "tasks": [
-                {
-                    "label": install_task_name,
-                    "type": "shell",
-                    "command": run_install_deploy,
-                    "args": deploy_args,
-                    "problemMatcher": []
-                }
-            ]
+            "tasks": [install_task]
         }
         for cross_debug_config in self.cross_debug_configs:
             if cross_debug_config.modified_recipe is not modified_recipe: