diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/utils.ts b/apps/desktop/src/utils.ts
index d203998ed4d..c798faac36e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/utils.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ export function invokeMenu(menu: RendererMenuItem[]) {
 }
 
 export function isDev() {
-  return true;
+  // ref: https://github.com/sindresorhus/electron-is-dev
+  if ("ELECTRON_IS_DEV" in process.env) {
+    return parseInt(process.env.ELECTRON_IS_DEV, 10) === 1;
+  }
+  return process.defaultApp || /node_modules[\\/]electron[\\/]/.test(process.execPath);
 }
 
 export function isLinux() {