diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 763ab4cdc..40b2f83dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "electron-log": "^2.2.12",
     "electron-updater": "^4.0.6",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
-    "keytar": "4.4.1"
+    "keytar": "^4.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
     "hast-util-sanitize": "^1.1.2",
     "husky": "^0.14.3",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.4",
-    "keytar": "4.4.1",
     "lbry-format": "https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-format.git",
     "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#2a7e05940f892f104428eeb37bd1f178da811a09",
     "lbryinc": "lbryio/lbryinc#351d0a08806b0f770b50066b61a806171f6424d4",
diff --git a/src/platforms/electron/Daemon.js b/src/platforms/electron/Daemon.js
index 979bc5a1f..223015ff7 100644
--- a/src/platforms/electron/Daemon.js
+++ b/src/platforms/electron/Daemon.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { spawn, execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { Lbry } from 'lbry-redux';
 
 export default class Daemon {
-  static path = process.env.LBRY_DAEMON || path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'static', 'lbrynet');
+  static path = process.env.LBRY_DAEMON || (
+    process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'static', 'lbrynet') : path.join(__static, 'lbrynet')
+  );
   subprocess;
   handlers;
 
diff --git a/webpack.electron.config.js b/webpack.electron.config.js
index 9a346022f..4f32cc0da 100644
--- a/webpack.electron.config.js
+++ b/webpack.electron.config.js
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
   const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals');
   // Apply dev overrides
   mainConfig = merge(mainConfig, {
-    externals: [nodeExternals()],
+    externals: {
+      keytar: 'require("keytar")',
+      electron: 'require("electron")',
+    },
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b8892cfad..ad9f9f43f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5982,7 +5982,7 @@ kebab-case@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/kebab-case/-/kebab-case-1.0.0.tgz#3f9e4990adcad0c686c0e701f7645868f75f91eb"
   integrity sha1-P55JkK3K0MaGwOcB92RYaPdfkes=
 
-keytar@4.4.1:
+keytar@^4.4.1:
   version "4.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/keytar/-/keytar-4.4.1.tgz#156af8a9b016bf118ee9948b02418c81d760a5ba"
   integrity sha512-6xEe7ybXSR5EZC+z0GI2yqLYZjV1tyPQY2xSZ8rGsBxrrLEh8VR/Lfqv59uGX+I+W+OZxH0jCXN1dU1++ify4g==