diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d7ab81b8a..7bef64783d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ To run as a desktop app:
 
    ```
    npm install electron
+   npm run install:electron
    node_modules/.bin/electron .
    ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc1e3bea96..a64d0d9ea3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@
     "build:compile": "babel --source-maps -d lib src",
     "build:bundle": "NODE_ENV=production webpack -p --progress",
     "build:bundle:dev": "webpack --optimize-occurence-order --progress",
-    "build:electron": "npm run clean && npm run build && build -wml --ia32 --x64",
+    "build:electron": "npm run clean && npm run build && npm run install:electron && build -wml --ia32 --x64",
     "build": "node scripts/babelcheck.js && npm run build:res && npm run build:bundle",
     "build:dev": "node scripts/babelcheck.js && npm run build:res && npm run build:bundle:dev",
     "dist": "scripts/package.sh",
-    "postinstall": "cd electron && npm i",
+    "install:electron": "cd electron && npm i",
+    "electron": "npm run install:electron && electron .",
     "start:res": "node scripts/copy-res.js -w",
     "start:js": "webpack-dev-server --output-filename=bundles/_dev_/[name].js --output-chunk-file=bundles/_dev_/[name].js -w --progress",
     "start:js:prod": "NODE_ENV=production webpack-dev-server -w --progress",