diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f0ca38f54f..3c580ed319 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1551,14 +1551,12 @@
             "balanced-match": {
               "version": "1.0.0",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "brace-expansion": {
               "version": "1.1.11",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
                 "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -1573,20 +1571,17 @@
             "code-point-at": {
               "version": "1.1.0",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "concat-map": {
               "version": "0.0.1",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "console-control-strings": {
               "version": "1.1.0",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "core-util-is": {
               "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -1703,8 +1698,7 @@
             "inherits": {
               "version": "2.0.3",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "ini": {
               "version": "1.3.5",
@@ -1716,7 +1710,6 @@
               "version": "1.0.0",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
               }
@@ -1731,7 +1724,6 @@
               "version": "3.0.4",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
               }
@@ -1739,14 +1731,12 @@
             "minimist": {
               "version": "0.0.8",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "minipass": {
               "version": "2.3.5",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
                 "yallist": "^3.0.0"
@@ -1765,7 +1755,6 @@
               "version": "0.5.1",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "minimist": "0.0.8"
               }
@@ -1846,8 +1835,7 @@
             "number-is-nan": {
               "version": "1.0.1",
               "bundled": true,
-              "dev": true,
-              "optional": true
+              "dev": true
             },
             "object-assign": {
               "version": "4.1.1",
@@ -1859,7 +1847,6 @@
               "version": "1.4.0",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "wrappy": "1"
               }
@@ -1981,7 +1968,6 @@
               "version": "1.0.2",
               "bundled": true,
               "dev": true,
-              "optional": true,
               "requires": {
                 "code-point-at": "^1.0.0",
                 "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^1.0.0",
@@ -2851,20 +2837,20 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "electron": {
-      "version": "3.0.14",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-3.0.14.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1fG9bE0LzL5QXeEq2MC0dHdVO0pbZOnNlVAIyOyJaCFAu/TjLhxQfWj38bFUEojzuVlaR87tZz0iy2qlVZj3sw==",
+      "version": "5.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-5.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wkUVE2GaYCsqQTsISSHWkIkcdpwLwZ1jhzAXSFFoSzsTgugmzhX60rJjIccotUmZ0iPzw+u4ahfcaJ0eslrPNQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "@types/node": "^8.0.24",
+        "@types/node": "^10.12.18",
         "electron-download": "^4.1.0",
         "extract-zip": "^1.0.3"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": {
-          "version": "8.10.39",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-8.10.39.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-rE7fktr02J8ybFf6eysife+WF+L4sAHWzw09DgdCebEu+qDwMvv4zl6Bc+825ttGZP73kCKxa3dhJOoGJ8+5mA==",
+          "version": "10.14.13",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.14.13.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-yN/FNNW1UYsRR1wwAoyOwqvDuLDtVXnaJTZ898XIw/Q5cCaeVAlVwvsmXLX5PuiScBYwZsZU4JYSHB3TvfdwvQ==",
           "dev": true
         }
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8563973a2d..927a120aa3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "@types/zxcvbn": "^4.4.0",
     "concurrently": "3.5.1",
     "cssstyle": "1.2.1",
-    "electron": "3.0.14",
+    "electron": "5.0.8",
     "jasmine": "^3.3.1",
     "jasmine-core": "^3.3.0",
     "jasmine-spec-reporter": "^4.2.1",
diff --git a/src/electron/window.main.ts b/src/electron/window.main.ts
index 6c7faae4a3..f57dc4154b 100644
--- a/src/electron/window.main.ts
+++ b/src/electron/window.main.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ export class WindowMain {
             titleBarStyle: this.hideTitleBar && process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'hiddenInset' : undefined,
             show: false,
             alwaysOnTop: this.enableAlwaysOnTop,
+            webPreferences: {
+                nodeIntegration: true,
+                webviewTag: true,
+            },
         });
 
         if (this.windowStates[Keys.mainWindowSize].isMaximized) {