diff --git a/imagelab_react/public/electron.js b/imagelab_react/public/electron.js
index 1031e67..785c999 100644
--- a/imagelab_react/public/electron.js
+++ b/imagelab_react/public/electron.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function createWindow() {
     webPreferences: {
       nodeIntegration: true,
       contextIsolation: false,
+      preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js'),
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/imagelab_react/public/preload.js b/imagelab_react/public/preload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..983dd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imagelab_react/public/preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const electron = require('electron');
+window.ipcRenderer = electron.ipcRenderer;
diff --git a/imagelab_react/src/browse-blocks-functions.js b/imagelab_react/src/browse-blocks-functions.js
index a66a855..6feb2df 100644
--- a/imagelab_react/src/browse-blocks-functions.js
+++ b/imagelab_react/src/browse-blocks-functions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Blockly from "blockly";
-const electron = window.require('electron');
-const ipcRenderer  = electron.ipcRenderer;
+const ipcRenderer = window.ipcRenderer;
 
 /*This function is responible for opening file selector window to choose the picture you will do operqations on 
 it works with (read image) block */
diff --git a/imagelab_react/src/utils/main.js b/imagelab_react/src/utils/main.js
index 20aa6da..df346c0 100644
--- a/imagelab_react/src/utils/main.js
+++ b/imagelab_react/src/utils/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Blockly from "blockly";
-const electron = window.require('electron');
-const ipcRenderer  = electron.ipcRenderer;
+const ipcRenderer = window.ipcRenderer;
 
 function processBlock(block, pipeline) {
     const blockParams = block.inputList.reduce((params, input) => {