diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index aeee67e95..366dfd7ea 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             "cwd": "{projectRoot}"
           },
           "nixos": {
-            "command": "electron-rebuild -f -v $(nix-shell -p electron_35 --run \"electron --version\") dist/main.js -m dist",
+            "command": "cross-env DEBUG=* tsx scripts/rebuild.mts $(nix-shell -p electron_33 --run \"electron --version\")",
             "cwd": "{projectRoot}"
           }
         }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             "cwd": "{projectRoot}/dist"
           },
           "nixos": {
-            "command": "nix-shell -p electron_35 --run \"electron {projectRoot}/dist/main.js\"",
+            "command": "nix-shell -p electron_33 --run \"electron {projectRoot}/dist/main.js\"",
             "cwd": ".",
             "forwardAllArgs": false
           }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/scripts/rebuild.mts b/apps/desktop/scripts/rebuild.mts
index f76cacea5..70c599dcc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/scripts/rebuild.mts
+++ b/apps/desktop/scripts/rebuild.mts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const scriptDir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const rootDir = join(scriptDir, "..");
 
 function getElectronVersion() {
+    if (process.argv[2]) {
+        return process.argv[2];
+    }
+
     const packageJsonPath = join(rootDir, "package.json");
     const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"));
     return packageJson.devDependencies.electron;
@@ -22,13 +26,16 @@ function getElectronVersion() {
 
 function main() {
     const distDir = join(rootDir, "dist");
+    const electronVersion = getElectronVersion();
+
+    console.log(`Rebuilding with version ${electronVersion}...`);
 
     rebuild({
         // We force the project root path to avoid electron-rebuild from rebuilding the monorepo-level dependency and breaking the server.
         projectRootPath: distDir,
         buildPath: distDir,
         force: true,
-        electronVersion: getElectronVersion(),
+        electronVersion,
     });
 }