diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/package.json b/packages/app-desktop/package.json
index 3b97945a00..7bd488cba9 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "main.js",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "dist": "yarn run electronRebuild && yarn run electronBuilder",
+    "dist": "yarn run electronRebuild && npx electron-builder",
     "build": "gulp build",
     "postinstall": "yarn run build",
     "electronBuilder": "gulp electronBuilder",
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/tools/electronBuilder.js b/packages/app-desktop/tools/electronBuilder.js
index b74d9fd871..1988bec979 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/tools/electronBuilder.js
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/tools/electronBuilder.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Note: this is not working because electron-builder needs access to env
+// variables which are not defined in this context. To make it work, we'll need
+// to somehow pass this to the execCommand call.
+
 const execCommand = require('./execCommand');
 
 async function main() {