diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bbd67b3..4e61539 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
     "it-stream-types": "^2.0.1",
     "protons-runtime": "^5.0.0",
     "uint8arraylist": "^2.4.3",
-    "uint8arrays": "^4.0.4"
+    "uint8arrays": "^4.0.4",
+    "wherearewe": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/src/crypto/index.ts b/src/crypto/index.ts
index a00634d..448dbdc 100644
--- a/src/crypto/index.ts
+++ b/src/crypto/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import crypto from 'node:crypto'
 import { newInstance, ChaCha20Poly1305 } from '@chainsafe/as-chacha20poly1305'
 import { digest } from '@chainsafe/as-sha256'
+import { isElectronMain } from 'wherearewe'
 import { pureJsCrypto } from './js.js'
 import type { ICryptoInterface } from '../crypto.js'
 
@@ -77,3 +78,9 @@ export const defaultCrypto: ICryptoInterface = {
     return nodeCrypto.chaCha20Poly1305Decrypt(ciphertext, nonce, ad, k, dst)
   }
 }
+
+// no chacha20-poly1305 in electron https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/24024
+if (isElectronMain) {
+  defaultCrypto.chaCha20Poly1305Encrypt = asCrypto.chaCha20Poly1305Encrypt
+  defaultCrypto.chaCha20Poly1305Decrypt = asCrypto.chaCha20Poly1305Decrypt
+}