diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58114e2..6aaae5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 				},
 				{
 					"command": "wsSnippetsCmd.sortAllSnippets",
-					"when": "view == wsSnippetsExplorer",
+					"when": "view == wsSnippetsExplorer && snippets.workspaceState == fileAvailable",
 					"group": "navigation@4"
 				}
 			],