diff --git a/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/initial-packages-store.coffee b/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/initial-packages-store.coffee
index 01f7fe117..01f7058f5 100644
--- a/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/initial-packages-store.coffee
+++ b/internal_packages/onboarding/lib/initial-packages-store.coffee
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ class InitialPackagesStore extends NylasStore
   constructor: ->
     @starterPackages = []
     {resourcePath} = atom.getLoadSettings()
-    @starterPackagesPath = path.join(resourcePath, "examples")
+
+    if resourcePath.indexOf('app.asar') != -1
+      @starterPackagesPath = path.join(resourcePath,'..', 'app.asar.unpacked', 'examples')
+    else
+      @starterPackagesPath = path.join(resourcePath, "examples")
+
     @lastError = null
     @loadStarterPackages()
 
diff --git a/internal_packages/plugins/lib/packages-store.coffee b/internal_packages/plugins/lib/packages-store.coffee
index 66ec4121f..dde1949a3 100644
--- a/internal_packages/plugins/lib/packages-store.coffee
+++ b/internal_packages/plugins/lib/packages-store.coffee
@@ -162,8 +162,15 @@ PackagesStore = Reflux.createStore
     @_apm.update(pkg, pkg.newerVersion)
 
   _onInstallPackage: ->
+    {resourcePath} = atom.getLoadSettings()
+    if resourcePath.indexOf('app.asar') != -1
+      starterPackagesPath = path.join(resourcePath,'..', 'app.asar.unpacked', 'examples')
+    else
+      starterPackagesPath = path.join(resourcePath, "examples")
+
     dialog.showOpenDialog
       title: "Choose a Package Directory"
+      defaultPath: starterPackagesPath
       properties: ['openDirectory']
     , (filenames) =>
       return if not filenames or filenames.length is 0
diff --git a/src/flux/stores/account-store.coffee b/src/flux/stores/account-store.coffee
index a58d4f6fa..79d8fabfc 100644
--- a/src/flux/stores/account-store.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/stores/account-store.coffee
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ class AccountStore
         unread: threadUnread
         snippet: threadMessages[0].snippet
         starred: threadMessages[0].starred
-        labels: threadMessages[0].labels
       )
       messages = messages.concat(threadMessages)
       threads.push(thread)