diff --git a/apps/desktop/.npmrc b/apps/desktop/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6a0d53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node-linker = hoisted
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_regroup_monorepo/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs b/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
similarity index 98%
rename from _regroup_monorepo/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
rename to apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
index 8052d6bfe..cec903389 100644
--- a/_regroup_monorepo/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/forge.config.cjs
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ const windowsSignConfiguration = process.env.WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE ? {
 } : undefined;
 
 module.exports = {
-    // we run electron-forge inside the ./build folder,
-    // to have it output to ./dist, we need to go up a directory first
-    outDir: "../dist",
+    outDir: "out",
     packagerConfig: {
         executableName: EXECUTABLE_NAME,
         name: PRODUCT_NAME,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 38d63389e..6866fee2f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "name": "@triliumnext/desktop",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "electron": "35.1.5",
+  "main": "dist/main.js",
+  "dependencies": {    
     "@electron/remote": "2.1.2",
     "@triliumnext/server": "workspace:*",
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.9.1",
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/electron-squirrel-startup": "1.0.2",
-    "copy-webpack-plugin": "13.0.0",    
+    "copy-webpack-plugin": "13.0.0",
+    "electron": "35.1.5",
     "@electron/rebuild": "3.7.2",
     "@electron-forge/cli": "7.8.0",
     "@electron-forge/maker-deb": "7.8.0",
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
       },
       "make": {
         "dependsOn": [ "build" ],
-        "command": "pnpm --filter @triliumnext/desktop exec electron-forge make apps/desktop/dist"
+        "command": "pnpm --filter @triliumnext/desktop exec electron-forge make ."
       }
     }
   }