diff --git a/desktop/app/package.json b/desktop/app/package.json
index 5bc73db84..4c1f5e1c6 100644
--- a/desktop/app/package.json
+++ b/desktop/app/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "which": "^2.0.1",
     "ws": "^7.4.2",
-    "xdg-basedir": "^4.0.0"
+    "xdg-basedir": "^4.0.0",
+    "cbuffer": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "7zip-bin-mac": "^1.0.1"
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index 69e89ea4f..e4963c50d 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -3966,6 +3966,11 @@ caseless@~0.12.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz#1b681c21ff84033c826543090689420d187151dc"
   integrity sha1-G2gcIf+EAzyCZUMJBolCDRhxUdw=
 
+cbuffer@^2.2.0:
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cbuffer/-/cbuffer-2.2.0.tgz#b4c9c9e6f35442b245fd601742509de392a8999f"
+  integrity sha512-+9554Nki5QIQs3XUaU92/kl/nP+SiSfmkuic5HzH7j2IitLj+DN1YsVmuZlgXDX/vrqG5kEaRr3rnkFxU9UxlA==
+
 chalk@^2.0.0, chalk@^2.0.1, chalk@^2.4.1, chalk@^2.4.2:
   version "2.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-2.4.2.tgz#cd42541677a54333cf541a49108c1432b44c9424"