diff --git a/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs b/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
index 2862d9257..1502df1e1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs-extra");
 
-const EXECUTABLE_NAME = "trilium";
+const EXECUTABLE_NAME = "trilium"; // keep in sync with server's package.json -> packagerConfig.executableName
 const PRODUCT_NAME = "TriliumNext Notes";
 const BIN_PATH = path.normalize("./scripts/electron-forge");
 
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ module.exports = {
             name: "@electron-forge/maker-deb",
             config: {
                 options: {
-                    ...baseLinuxMakerConfigOptions,
-                    name: EXECUTABLE_NAME,
-                    productName: PRODUCT_NAME
+                    ...baseLinuxMakerConfigOptions
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 8c32dec30..eb2fc300b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -51,5 +51,8 @@
     "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel": "7.8.0",
     "@electron-forge/maker-zip": "7.8.0",
     "@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives": "7.8.0"
+  },
+  "packagerConfig": {
+    "executableName": "trilium"
   }
 }