diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/index.js b/packages/desktop-electron/index.js
index 909a0cc7f8f861252dcc1a09a35eb27c2a7a073d..f3b2fca55ae9c0a4d4b0e2d717a5272e0ceff754 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/index.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/index.js
@@ -309,12 +309,12 @@ ipcMain.handle('open-file-dialog', (event, { filters, properties }) => {
 
 ipcMain.handle(
   'save-file-dialog',
-  (event, { title, defaultPath, fileContents }) => {
-    const fileLocation = dialog.showSaveDialogSync({ title, defaultPath });
+  async (event, { title, defaultPath, fileContents }) => {
+    const fileLocation = await dialog.showSaveDialog({ title, defaultPath });
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       if (fileLocation) {
-        fs.writeFile(fileLocation, fileContents, error => {
+        fs.writeFile(fileLocation.filePath, fileContents, error => {
           return reject(error);
         });
       }
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/2925.md b/upcoming-release-notes/2925.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f588b238bd76278bbf43b78af03ad7ee034a2029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/2925.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [MikesGlitch]
+---
+
+Fixes "Export data" not saving the file in Electron app on Linux