diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 3fa4035..b64ad2b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ let mainWindow
 
 function createWindow () {
   // Create the browser window.
-  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600})
+  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+    width: 800,
+    height: 600,
+    webPreferences: {
+      nodeIntegration: true
+    }
+  })
 
   // and load the index.html of the app.
   mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')