diff --git a/app/src/app-env.ts b/app/src/app-env.ts
index 37b113b63..ebb98e973 100644
--- a/app/src/app-env.ts
+++ b/app/src/app-env.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default class AppEnvConstructor {
 
     // Add 'src/global/' to module search path.
     const globalPath = path.join(resourcePath, 'src', 'global');
-    require('module').globalPaths.push(globalPath);
+    require('app-module-path').addPath(globalPath);
 
     const Config = require('./config').default;
     const KeymapManager = require('./keymap-manager').default;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52dd14e53..ca7768923 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^3.4.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.7.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.7.0",
+    "app-module-path": "^2.2.0",
     "chalk": "1.x.x",
     "devtron": "^1.4.0",
-    "electron": "14.2.1",
+    "electron": "17.1.1",
     "electron-installer-dmg": "^3.0.0",
     "electron-packager": "15.2.x",
     "electron-winstaller": "2.x.x",