diff --git a/desktop/.eslintrc.js b/desktop/.eslintrc.js
index 5acab8321..284cd6d59 100644
--- a/desktop/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/desktop/.eslintrc.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'node',
     'react-hooks',
     'flipper',
+    'promise',
   ],
   rules: {
     // disable rules from eslint-config-fbjs
@@ -96,6 +97,14 @@ module.exports = {
     'flipper/no-relative-imports-across-packages': [2],
     'flipper/no-electron-remote-imports': [1],
     'flipper/no-console-error-without-context': [1],
+
+    // promise rules, see https://github.com/xjamundx/eslint-plugin-promise for details on each of them
+    'promise/catch-or-return': 'warn',
+    'promise/no-nesting': 'warn',
+    'promise/no-promise-in-callback': 'warn',
+    'promise/no-callback-in-promise': 'warn',
+    'promise/no-return-in-finally': 'warn',
+    'promise/valid-params': 'error',
   },
   settings: {
     'import/resolver': {
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 815a742d0..0e7469bdf 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.4.1",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.4.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^5.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.23.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.2.0",
     "expand-tilde": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/desktop/static/main.ts b/desktop/static/main.ts
index e2b9a4108..6a77ef774 100644
--- a/desktop/static/main.ts
+++ b/desktop/static/main.ts
@@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
         console.log('Force updating DevTools');
       }
       // Redux
-      await installExtension(REDUX_DEVTOOLS.id).catch((e: any) => {
+      await installExtension(REDUX_DEVTOOLS.id, {
+        loadExtensionOptions: {allowFileAccess: true, forceDownload},
+      }).catch((e: any) => {
         console.error('Failed to install Redux devtools extension', e);
-      }, forceDownload);
+      });
       // React
       // Fix for extension loading (see D27685981)
       // Work around per https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/23662#issuecomment-787420799
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index 6c5da9ced..61447caa0 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -6049,6 +6049,11 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@^3.4.0:
   dependencies:
     prettier-linter-helpers "^1.0.0"
 
+eslint-plugin-promise@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-promise/-/eslint-plugin-promise-5.1.0.tgz#fb2188fb734e4557993733b41aa1a688f46c6f24"
+  integrity sha512-NGmI6BH5L12pl7ScQHbg7tvtk4wPxxj8yPHH47NvSmMtFneC077PSeY3huFj06ZWZvtbfxSPt3RuOQD5XcR4ng==
+
 eslint-plugin-react-hooks@^4.2.0:
   version "4.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/-/eslint-plugin-react-hooks-4.2.0.tgz#8c229c268d468956334c943bb45fc860280f5556"