diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/config/paths.js b/packages/desktop-client/config/paths.js
index e08021fabae3560ebebc94cffb9d6d24310437b3..f435dc470d555d718bea58856d675c7488928210 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/config/paths.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/config/paths.js
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ function getServedPath(appPackageJson) {
   return ensureSlash(servedUrl, true);
 }
 
+const isGenericBrowser = process.env.IS_GENERIC_BROWSER;
+
 // JWL: Resolve to mobile suffixes before resolving to .js. This
 // makes it load real React Native components, but when needed
 // .web.js can be used to force a web version.
-const moduleFileExtensions = ['browser.js']
+const moduleFileExtensions = (isGenericBrowser ? ['browser.js'] : [])
   .concat(['web.mjs', 'web.js'])
   .concat(['mjs', 'js', 'json', 'web.jsx', 'jsx']);
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aa1336a9449296296a77ce09279c157d0df1c00e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Intentionally left blank to make electron app work
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/package.json b/packages/desktop-electron/package.json
index ec1e2b8c9b0cfa9288c517101c23971a7ab80af7..fd3022cacdd262fffd9f3f8c98b1b6a2c18efc7a 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "productName": "Actual",
   "author": "Shift Reset LLC",
   "description": "A simple and powerful personal finance system",
-  "version": "22.12.03",
+  "version": "22.12.3",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
     "update-client": "bin/update-client",