diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 921412273..7611f5eb3 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       "publisherName": "Facebook, Inc.",
       "sign": null
     },
-    "asar": false,
+    "asar": true,
     "fileAssociations": [
       {
         "ext": [