diff --git a/electron/constants.js b/electron/constants.js
index 6de0c8878..2d4da10fb 100644
--- a/electron/constants.js
+++ b/electron/constants.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const ERROR_ADDRESS_IN_USE = 'EADDRINUSE';
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin';
 const isLinux = process.platform === 'linux';
+const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+const isDev = !isProd;
 
 module.exports = {
   PORT_RANGE,
@@ -11,4 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
   isWindows,
   isMac,
   isLinux,
+  isProd,
+  isDev,
 };
diff --git a/electron/constants/paths.js b/electron/constants/paths.js
index 32c7325cc..967ea7131 100644
--- a/electron/constants/paths.js
+++ b/electron/constants/paths.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
+const { isProd } = require('../constants');
 
-const dotOperateDirectory =
-  process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
-    ? path.join(os.homedir(), '.operate')
-    : '.operate';
+const dotOperateDirectory = isProd
+  ? path.join(os.homedir(), '.operate')
+  : '.operate';
 
 // Create operate directory if it doesn't exist
 if (!fs.existsSync(dotOperateDirectory)) {
diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index c7edf4263..923a98a4e 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const { PORT_RANGE, isWindows, isMac } = require('./constants');
 const { macUpdater } = require('./update');
 const { setupStoreIpc } = require('./store');
 const { logger } = require('./logger');
+const { isDev } = require('./constants');
 
 // Configure environment variables
 dotenv.config();
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ const singleInstanceLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
 if (!singleInstanceLock) app.quit();
 
 const platform = os.platform();
-const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
 
 const binaryPaths = {
   darwin: {