diff --git a/src/window-event-handler.coffee b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
index 5df58c810..7db11a658 100644
--- a/src/window-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class WindowEventHandler
     return (unloadCallbacksRunning is 0)
 
   runUnloadFinished: ->
+    {remote} = require('electron')
     _.defer ->
       if remote.getGlobal('application').quitting
         remote.require('app').quit()