diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index dd95ce1e3f..810fa984f6 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 import VectorBasePlatform from './VectorBasePlatform';
 import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher';
 
+const electron = require('electron');
+const remote = electron.remote;
+
+electron.remote.autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', onUpdateDownloaded);
+
 function onUpdateDownloaded(ev, releaseNotes, ver, date, updateURL) {
     dis.dispatch({
         action: 'new_version',
@@ -29,14 +34,6 @@ function onUpdateDownloaded(ev, releaseNotes, ver, date, updateURL) {
     });
 }
 
-// index.js imports us unconditionally, so we need this check here as well
-let electron = null, remote = null;
-if (window && window.process && window.process && window.process.type === 'renderer') {
-    electron = require('electron');
-    electron.remote.autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', onUpdateDownloaded);
-    remote = electron.remote;
-}
-
 export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     setNotificationCount(count: number) {
         super.setNotificationCount(count);
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/index.js b/src/vector/platform/index.js
index d2ed1bc9a7..45b69a72df 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/index.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/index.js
@@ -17,16 +17,13 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import ElectronPlatform from './ElectronPlatform';
-import WebPlatform from './WebPlatform';
-
 let Platform = null;
 
 if (window && window.process && window.process && window.process.type === 'renderer') {
     // we're running inside electron
-    Platform = ElectronPlatform;
+    Platform = require('./ElectronPlatform');;
 } else {
-    Platform = WebPlatform;
+    Platform = require('./WebPlatform');;
 }
 
 export default Platform;