diff --git a/app/background.js b/app/background.js
index 0b336a3f..7edde375 100644
--- a/app/background.js
+++ b/app/background.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
     width: 1000,
     height: 600,
     webPreferences: {
+      nodeIntegration: true,
+      webviewTag: true,
       webSecurity: false // Disable the same-origin policy when using http
     }
   });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2d5b3da8..3acea752 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "browser-sync-spa": "~1.0.3",
         "chalk": "~1.1.1",
         "del": "~2.2.0",
-        "electron": "~4.2.12",
+        "electron": "~5.0.13",
         "eslint-plugin-angular": "~1.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-lodash": "~1.5.1",
         "estraverse": "~4.2.0",
@@ -3735,9 +3735,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/electron": {
-      "version": "4.2.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-4.2.12.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EES8eMztoW8gEP5E4GQLP8slrfS2jqTYtHbu36mlu3k1xYAaNPyQQr6mCILkYxqj4l3la4CT2Vcs89CUG62vcQ==",
+      "version": "5.0.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-5.0.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AM73AMZpb/5zm8eIXsIcp2eMdniD5WO+FqMtlIzhhtSjixflDm0pLtgudz0fHtiT/w6V+6YcpDVb4TtHtrJbHQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
@@ -18351,9 +18351,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "electron": {
-      "version": "4.2.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-4.2.12.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EES8eMztoW8gEP5E4GQLP8slrfS2jqTYtHbu36mlu3k1xYAaNPyQQr6mCILkYxqj4l3la4CT2Vcs89CUG62vcQ==",
+      "version": "5.0.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-5.0.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AM73AMZpb/5zm8eIXsIcp2eMdniD5WO+FqMtlIzhhtSjixflDm0pLtgudz0fHtiT/w6V+6YcpDVb4TtHtrJbHQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/node": "^10.12.18",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a0a3c1a..9b19aa53 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "browser-sync-spa": "~1.0.3",
     "chalk": "~1.1.1",
     "del": "~2.2.0",
-    "electron": "~4.2.12",
+    "electron": "~5.0.13",
     "eslint-plugin-angular": "~1.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-lodash": "~1.5.1",
     "estraverse": "~4.2.0",