diff --git a/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.js b/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.js
index ae4723f76..c290158bc 100644
--- a/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.js
+++ b/src/chrome/ScreenCaptureButtons.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {exec, spawn} from 'child_process';
 import {remote} from 'electron';
 import path from 'path';
 import {reportPlatformFailures} from '../utils/metrics';
-import config from '../utils/processConfig';
+import config from '../utils/processConfig.tsx';
 import type BaseDevice from '../devices/BaseDevice.tsx';
 
 const CAPTURE_LOCATION = expandTilde(
diff --git a/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx b/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx
index 495df7540..f7f31d237 100644
--- a/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx
+++ b/src/dispatcher/plugins.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import GK from '../fb-stubs/GK';
 import {FlipperBasePlugin} from '../plugin';
 import {setupMenuBar} from '../MenuBar.js';
 import path from 'path';
-import {default as config} from '../utils/processConfig.js';
+import {default as config} from '../utils/processConfig';
 import isProduction from '../utils/isProduction';
 
 export type PluginDefinition = {
diff --git a/src/init.js b/src/init.js
index 339b57aa6..f7939fc12 100644
--- a/src/init.js
+++ b/src/init.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {persistStore} from 'redux-persist';
 import reducers from './reducers/index.tsx';
 import dispatcher from './dispatcher/index.tsx';
 import TooltipProvider from './ui/components/TooltipProvider.js';
-import config from './utils/processConfig.js';
+import config from './utils/processConfig.tsx';
 import {stateSanitizer} from './utils/reduxDevToolsConfig.tsx';
 import {initLauncherHooks} from './utils/launcher.js';
 import initCrashReporter from './utils/electronCrashReporter';
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/processConfig.node.js b/src/utils/__tests__/processConfig.node.js
index 4afc8caa0..c0e24512b 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/processConfig.node.js
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/processConfig.node.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import {default as config, resetConfigForTesting} from '../processConfig.js';
+import {default as config, resetConfigForTesting} from '../processConfig.tsx';
 
 afterEach(() => {
   resetConfigForTesting();
diff --git a/src/utils/launcher.js b/src/utils/launcher.js
index 5c5912aad..b56899b52 100644
--- a/src/utils/launcher.js
+++ b/src/utils/launcher.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import type {ProcessConfig} from './processConfig.js';
+import type {ProcessConfig} from './processConfig.tsx';
 import type {Store} from '../reducers/index.tsx';
 
 export function initLauncherHooks(config: ProcessConfig, store: Store) {
diff --git a/src/utils/processConfig.js b/src/utils/processConfig.tsx
similarity index 72%
rename from src/utils/processConfig.js
rename to src/utils/processConfig.tsx
index d950f9f9a..686cffc32 100644
--- a/src/utils/processConfig.js
+++ b/src/utils/processConfig.tsx
@@ -7,23 +7,28 @@
 
 import {remote} from 'electron';
 
-export type ProcessConfig = {|
-  disabledPlugins: Set<string>,
-  pluginPaths: Array<string>,
-  lastWindowPosition: ?{x: number, y: number, width: number, height: number},
-  screenCapturePath: ?string,
-  launcherMsg: ?string,
-  updaterEnabled: boolean,
+export type ProcessConfig = {
+  disabledPlugins: Set<string>;
+  pluginPaths: Array<string>;
+  lastWindowPosition: {
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+  } | null;
+  screenCapturePath: string | null;
+  launcherMsg: string | null;
+  updaterEnabled: boolean;
   // Controls whether to delegate to the launcher if present.
-  launcherEnabled: boolean,
-|};
+  launcherEnabled: boolean;
+};
 
 let configObj = null;
 export default function config(): ProcessConfig {
   if (configObj === null) {
     const json = JSON.parse(
       // $FlowFixMe: process.env not in type defs
-      remote?.process.env.CONFIG || process.env.CONFIG || '{}',
+      (remote && remote.process.env.CONFIG) || process.env.CONFIG || '{}',
     );
     configObj = {
       disabledPlugins: new Set(json.disabledPlugins || []),