diff --git a/src/ide.rs b/src/ide.rs
index 3b5f366699..fb445cb961 100644
--- a/src/ide.rs
+++ b/src/ide.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use miette::IntoDiagnostic;
 use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
 use nu_parser::{flatten_block, parse, FlatShape};
-use nu_protocol::report_error;
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
-    DeclId, ShellError, Span, Value, VarId,
+    eval_const::create_nu_constant,
+    report_error, DeclId, ShellError, Span, Value, VarId, NU_VARIABLE_ID,
 };
 use reedline::Completer;
 use serde_json::{json, Value as JsonValue};
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ fn read_in_file<'a>(
 pub fn check(engine_state: &mut EngineState, file_path: &str, max_errors: &Value) {
     let cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("Could not get current working directory.");
     engine_state.add_env_var("PWD".into(), Value::test_string(cwd.to_string_lossy()));
+    let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+
+    let nu_const = match create_nu_constant(engine_state, Span::unknown()) {
+        Ok(nu_const) => nu_const,
+        Err(err) => {
+            report_error(&working_set, &err);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+    engine_state.set_variable_const_val(NU_VARIABLE_ID, nu_const);
 
     let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
     let file = std::fs::read(file_path);