diff --git a/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/extension.ts b/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/extension.ts
index 7b4222bfe1..ec14953661 100644
--- a/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/extension.ts
+++ b/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -325,12 +325,6 @@ export function activate(vsCodeContext: vscode.ExtensionContext, extensionContex
 
             globalEventStream.post(new DotnetAcquisitionRequested(commandContext.version, commandContext.requestingExtensionId ?? 'notProvided', commandContext.mode!, commandContext.installType ?? 'global'));
 
-            const existingOfflinePath = await getExistingInstallOffline(worker, workerContext);
-            if (existingOfflinePath)
-            {
-                return Promise.resolve(existingOfflinePath);
-            }
-
             const globalInstallerResolver = new GlobalInstallerResolver(workerContext, commandContext.version);
             fullyResolvedVersion = await globalInstallerResolver.getFullySpecifiedVersion();
 
@@ -339,6 +333,12 @@ export function activate(vsCodeContext: vscode.ExtensionContext, extensionContex
             commandContext.version = fullyResolvedVersion;
             telemetryObserver?.setAcquisitionContext(workerContext, commandContext);
 
+            const existingOfflinePath = await getExistingInstallOffline(worker, workerContext);
+            if (existingOfflinePath)
+            {
+                return Promise.resolve(existingOfflinePath);
+            }
+
             outputChannelObserver.showOutput();
             const dotnetPath = await worker.acquireGlobalSDK(workerContext, globalInstallerResolver);
 
diff --git a/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/test/functional/DotnetCoreAcquisitionExtension.test.ts b/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/test/functional/DotnetCoreAcquisitionExtension.test.ts
index 273aa7654f..93937c0d45 100644
--- a/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/test/functional/DotnetCoreAcquisitionExtension.test.ts
+++ b/vscode-dotnet-runtime-extension/src/test/functional/DotnetCoreAcquisitionExtension.test.ts
@@ -542,6 +542,51 @@ suite('DotnetCoreAcquisitionExtension End to End', function ()
         }
     }).timeout(standardTimeoutTime * 1000);
 
+    test('Install SDK Globally with Single Digit Version (Requires Admin)', async () =>
+    {
+        // Test that single-digit versions like "7", "8", "9" are properly resolved before checking for existing installs
+        const sdkVersion = '7'; // Single digit version that should be resolved to latest 7.0.xxx
+        const context: IDotnetAcquireContext = { version: sdkVersion, requestingExtensionId: 'sample-extension', installType: 'global' };
+        if (await new FileUtilities().isElevated(getMockAcquisitionWorkerContext(context), getMockUtilityContext()))
+        {
+            const originalPath = process.env.PATH;
+            let result: IDotnetAcquireResult;
+            let error: any;
+            let pathAfterInstall;
+
+            process.env.VSCODE_DOTNET_GLOBAL_INSTALL_FAKE_PATH = 'true';
+            try
+            {
+                result = await vscode.commands.executeCommand<IDotnetAcquireResult>('dotnet.acquireGlobalSDK', context);
+            }
+            catch (err)
+            {
+                error = err;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                pathAfterInstall = process.env.PATH;
+                process.env.VSCODE_DOTNET_GLOBAL_INSTALL_FAKE_PATH = undefined;
+                process.env.PATH = originalPath;
+
+                if (error)
+                {
+                    throw (new Error(`The test failed to acquire SDK with single digit version. Error: ${error}`));
+                }
+            }
+
+            assert.exists(result!, 'The global acquisition command did not provide a result for single digit version');
+            assert.exists(result!.dotnetPath);
+            assert.equal(result!.dotnetPath, 'fake-sdk');
+            assert.exists(pathAfterInstall, 'The environment variable PATH for DOTNET was not found');
+            assert.include(pathAfterInstall, result!.dotnetPath, 'Is the PATH correctly set by the global installer?');
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            warn('The Global SDK E2E Install test with single digit version cannot run as the machine is unprivileged.');
+        }
+    }).timeout(standardTimeoutTime * 1000);
+
     test('Telemetry Sent During Install and Uninstall', async () =>
     {
         if (!vscode.env.isTelemetryEnabled)