diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 29948c710..17089b8a4 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ const main = async () => {
       appId: "xyz.valory.olas-operate-app",
       artifactName: "${productName}-${version}-${platform}-${arch}.${ext}",
       productName: "Pearl",
-      files: ["electron/**/*", "package.json", "app-update.yml"],
+      files: ["./electron/**/*", "./package.json", "./app-update.yml"],
       directories: {
-        output: "dist",
+        output: "./dist",
       },
       extraResources: [
         {
-          from: "electron/bins",
+          from: "./electron/bins",
           to: "bins",
           filter: ["**/*"],
         },
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ const main = async () => {
           },
         ],
         publish: publishOptions,
-        category: "public.app-category.utilities",
-        icon: "electron/assets/icons/splash-robot-head-dock.png",
+        category: "./public.app-category.utilities",
+        icon: "./electron/assets/icons/splash-robot-head-dock.png",
         hardenedRuntime: true,
         gatekeeperAssess: false,
-        entitlements: "electron/entitlements.mac.plist",
-        entitlementsInherit: "electron/entitlements.mac.plist",
+        entitlements: "./electron/entitlements.mac.plist",
+        entitlementsInherit: "./electron/entitlements.mac.plist",
         notarize: {
           teamId: process.env.APPLETEAMID,
         },        
diff --git a/build.tester.js b/build.tester.js
index 5304672b0..430c7721b 100644
--- a/build.tester.js
+++ b/build.tester.js
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ const main = async () => {
       appId: 'xyz.valory.olas-operate-app',
       artifactName: '${productName}-${version}-${platform}-${arch}.${ext}',
       productName: 'Pearl',
-      files: ['electron/**/*', 'package.json', 'dev-app-update.yml'],
+      files: ['./electron/**/*', './package.json', './dev-app-update.yml'],
       directories: {
-        output: 'dist',
+        output: './dist',
       },
       extraResources: [
         {
-          from: 'electron/bins',
+          from: './electron/bins',
           to: 'bins',
           filter: ['**/*'],
         },
-      ],      
+      ],
       //   NOTE - Edit this for your own platform, or leave it commented for default settings
       //   mac: {
       //   publish: null,
diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index 66f7c8c34..a4e4f64f1 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ const createSplashWindow = () => {
   splashWindow.loadURL('file://' + import.meta.dirname + '/loading/index.html');
 
   if (isDev) {
-    splashWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+    splashWindow.webContents.openDevTools({
+      mode: 'detach',
+    });
   }
 };
 
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ const createMainWindow = async () => {
   await setupStoreIpc(ipcMain, mainWindow, storeInitialValues);
 
   if (isDev) {
-    mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();
+    mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'detach' });
   }
 };
 
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ async function launchDaemonDev() {
 async function launchNextApp() {
   const nextApp = next({
     dev: false,
-    dir: path.join(import.meta.dirname),
+    dir: '.',
     port: appConfig.ports.prod.next,
     env: {
       ...process.env,
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ async function launchNextApp() {
           : appConfig.ports.dev.operate,
     },
   });
+
   await nextApp.prepare();
 
   const server = http.createServer(nextApp.getRequestHandler);
@@ -477,6 +480,7 @@ ipcMain.on('check', async function (event, _argument) {
 
 // APP-SPECIFIC EVENTS
 app.on('ready', async () => {
+  logger.electron('App ready');
   createTray();
   if (isMac) {
     app.dock?.setIcon(
diff --git a/electron/utils/processes.js b/electron/utils/processes.js
index 6f65f5ec5..0c1f8cff4 100644
--- a/electron/utils/processes.js
+++ b/electron/utils/processes.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { exec } from 'child_process';
 import psTree from 'ps-tree';
 
 import { isWindows } from '../constants/os.js';
+import { logger } from './logger.js';
 
 const unixKillCommand = 'kill -9';
 const windowsKillCommand = 'taskkill /F /PID';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const windowsKillCommand = 'taskkill /F /PID';
  * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the process and its children are killed, or rejects with an error.
  */
 export function killProcesses(pid) {
+  logger.electron('Killing processes...', pid);
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     psTree(pid, (err, children) => {
       if (err) {