diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
index 0e234126ea3..e43a98729cd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ export class WindowMain {
     // Perform a hard reload of the render process by crashing it. This is suboptimal but ensures that all memory gets
     // cleared, as the process itself will be completely garbage collected.
     ipcMain.on("reload-process", async () => {
+      if (isDev()) {
+        this.logService.info("Skipping render process reload in development mode");
+        return;
+      }
+
       this.logService.info("Reloading render process");
       // User might have changed theme, ensure the window is updated.
       this.win.setBackgroundColor(await this.getBackgroundColor());