diff --git a/api/WebApi.ts b/api/WebApi.ts
index 3f475a1d..8f537317 100644
--- a/api/WebApi.ts
+++ b/api/WebApi.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ import os = require('os');
 import url = require('url');
 import path = require('path');
 
-const isBrowser: boolean = typeof window !== 'undefined';
+// https://www.electronjs.org/docs/api/process
+interface ElectronProcess {
+  type: 'browser' | 'renderer' | 'worker'
+};
+const isElectron: boolean = process && process.versions && process.versions.hasOwnProperty('electron');
+const isElectronWebpage: boolean = isElectron && (<ElectronProcess><unknown>process).type === 'renderer';
+const isBrowser: boolean = typeof window !== 'undefined' && (!isElectron || isElectronWebpage);
+
 /**
  * Methods to return handler objects (see handlers folder)
  */