diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/console.py b/sqlmesh/core/console.py
index 8af837b08a..f9a758b405 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/console.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/console.py
@@ -2920,7 +2920,10 @@ def __init__(
 
         super().__init__(console, **kwargs)
 
-        self.display = display or get_ipython().user_ns.get("display", ipython_display)
+        ipython = get_ipython()
+        self.display = display or (
+            ipython.user_ns.get("display", ipython_display) if ipython else ipython_display
+        )
         self.missing_dates_output = widgets.Output()
         self.dynamic_options_after_categorization_output = widgets.VBox()