diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index b23f0774ad..f196153aed 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ use std::{
 };
 use theme::{ActiveTheme, GlobalTheme, ThemeRegistry};
 use theme_settings::load_user_theme;
-use util::{ResultExt, TryFutureExt, maybe};
+use util::{ResultExt, maybe};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use workspace::{
     AppState, MultiWorkspace, SerializedWorkspaceLocation, SessionWorkspace, Toast,
-    WorkspaceSettings, WorkspaceStore, notifications::NotificationId, restore_multiworkspace,
+    WorkspaceSettings, WorkspaceStore,
+    notifications::{NotificationId, NotifyResultExt},
+    restore_multiworkspace,
 };
 use zed::{
     OpenListener, OpenRequest, RawOpenRequest, app_menus, build_window_options,
@@ -1391,9 +1393,9 @@ fn handle_open_request(request: OpenRequest, app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut
                     task.await?;
                 }
                 let client = app_state.client.clone();
-                // we continue even if authentication fails as join_channel/ open channel notes will
+                // we continue even if connection fails as join_channel/ open channel notes will
                 // show a visible error message.
-                authenticate(client, cx).await.log_err();
+                client.connect(true, cx).await.into_response().log_err();
 
                 if let Some(channel_id) = request.join_channel {
                     cx.update(|cx| {
@@ -1412,6 +1414,7 @@ fn handle_open_request(request: OpenRequest, app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut
                     workspace::get_any_active_multi_workspace(app_state, cx.clone()).await?;
 
                 let workspace = workspace_window.read_with(cx, |mw, _| mw.workspace().clone())?;
+                let weak_workspace = workspace.downgrade();
 
                 let mut promises = Vec::new();
                 for (channel_id, heading) in request.open_channel_notes {
@@ -1423,10 +1426,11 @@ fn handle_open_request(request: OpenRequest, app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut
                             window,
                             cx,
                         )
-                        .log_err()
                     })?)
                 }
-                future::join_all(promises).await;
+                for result in future::join_all(promises).await {
+                    result.notify_workspace_async_err(weak_workspace.clone(), cx);
+                }
                 anyhow::Ok(())
             })
             .await;