diff --git a/electron/core/plugin-manager/facade/index.js b/electron/core/plugin-manager/facade/index.js
index 2257fbd4d..27a2468c7 100644
--- a/electron/core/plugin-manager/facade/index.js
+++ b/electron/core/plugin-manager/facade/index.js
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
-import { ipcRenderer, contextBridge } from "electron"
+const { ipcRenderer, contextBridge } = require("electron");
 
-export default function useFacade() {
+function useFacade() {
   const interfaces = {
     install(plugins) {
-      return ipcRenderer.invoke('pluggable:install', plugins)
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("pluggable:install", plugins);
     },
     uninstall(plugins, reload) {
-      return ipcRenderer.invoke('pluggable:uninstall', plugins, reload)
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("pluggable:uninstall", plugins, reload);
     },
     getActive() {
-      return ipcRenderer.invoke('pluggable:getActivePlugins')
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("pluggable:getActivePlugins");
     },
     update(plugins, reload) {
-      return ipcRenderer.invoke('pluggable:update', plugins, reload)
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("pluggable:update", plugins, reload);
     },
     updatesAvailable(plugin) {
-      return ipcRenderer.invoke('pluggable:updatesAvailable', plugin)
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("pluggable:updatesAvailable", plugin);
     },
     toggleActive(plugin, active) {
-      return ipcRenderer.invoke('pluggable:togglePluginActive', plugin, active)
+      return ipcRenderer.invoke("pluggable:togglePluginActive", plugin, active);
     },
-  }
+  };
 
   if (contextBridge) {
-    contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('pluggableElectronIpc', interfaces)
+    contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("pluggableElectronIpc", interfaces);
   }
 
-  return interfaces
+  return interfaces;
 }
+
+module.exports = useFacade;
diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index b4c1eab5a..246661db7 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { init } from "./core/plugin-manager/pluginMgr";
 import { setupMenu } from "./utils/menu";
 import { dispose } from "./utils/disposable";
 
-const isDev = require("electron-is-dev");
 const request = require("request");
 const progress = require("request-progress");
 const { autoUpdater } = require("electron-updater");
@@ -49,9 +48,9 @@ function createMainWindow() {
     },
   });
 
-  const startURL = isDev
-    ? "http://localhost:3000"
-    : `file://${join(__dirname, "../renderer/index.html")}`;
+  const startURL = app.isPackaged
+    ? `file://${join(__dirname, "../renderer/index.html")}`
+    : "http://localhost:3000";
 
   mainWindow.loadURL(startURL);
 
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ function createMainWindow() {
     if (process.platform !== "darwin") app.quit();
   });
 
-  if (isDev) mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+  if (!app.isPackaged) mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
 }
 
 function handleAppUpdates() {
@@ -127,7 +126,9 @@ function handleIPCs() {
     const basePluginPath = join(
       __dirname,
       "../",
-      isDev ? "/core/pre-install" : "../app.asar.unpacked/core/pre-install"
+      app.isPackaged
+        ? "../app.asar.unpacked/core/pre-install"
+        : "/core/pre-install"
     );
     return readdirSync(basePluginPath)
       .filter((file) => extname(file) === ".tgz")
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index f254dea78..853a0a152 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -37,22 +37,17 @@
     "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "electron-is-dev": "^2.0.0",
     "electron-store": "^8.1.0",
     "electron-updater": "^6.1.4",
-    "node-llama-cpp": "^2.4.1",
-    "pluggable-electron": "^0.6.0",
     "request": "^2.88.2",
     "request-progress": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.7.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.7.3",
-    "concurrently": "^8.2.1",
     "electron": "26.2.1",
     "electron-builder": "^24.6.4",
-    "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.33.2",
-    "wait-on": "^7.0.1"
+    "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.33.2"
   },
   "installConfig": {
     "hoistingLimits": "workspaces"
diff --git a/electron/preload.ts b/electron/preload.ts
index 18a9e78a0..59dc53992 100644
--- a/electron/preload.ts
+++ b/electron/preload.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/* eslint-disable react-hooks/rules-of-hooks */
 // Make Pluggable Electron's facade available to the renderer on window.plugins
 //@ts-ignore
-const useFacade = require("pluggable-electron/facade");
+const useFacade = require("../core/plugin-manager/facade");
 useFacade();
 //@ts-ignore
 const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } = require("electron");