diff --git a/app/background.js b/app/background.js
index 2c514dd5..94980327 100644
--- a/app/background.js
+++ b/app/background.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ import { app } from 'electron';
 import createWindow from './electron/window';
 import { getEnv } from './env';
 
-require('@electron/remote/main').initialize();
+const remoteMain = require('@electron/remote/main');
+remoteMain.initialize();
 
 app.on('ready', () => {
 
@@ -42,13 +43,13 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
     width: 1000,
     height: 600,
     webPreferences: {
-      enableRemoteModule: true,
       nodeIntegration: true,
       contextIsolation: false,
       webviewTag: true,
       webSecurity: false // Disable the same-origin policy when using http
     }
   });
+  remoteMain.enable(mainWindow.webContents);
 
   const env = getEnv(app.getAppPath());
   if (env.name === 'test') {
diff --git a/app/package-lock.json b/app/package-lock.json
index e8097090..46a65a20 100644
--- a/app/package-lock.json
+++ b/app/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "pat",
       "version": "3.4.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@electron/remote": "~1.2.2",
+        "@electron/remote": "~2.0.8",
         "adm-zip": "~0.4.7",
         "angular": "~1.5.5",
         "archiver": "~4.0.1",
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@electron/remote": {
-      "version": "1.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/remote/-/remote-1.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PfnXpQGWh4vpX866NNucJRnNOzDRZcsLcLaT32fUth9k0hccsohfxprqEDYLzRg+ZK2xRrtyUN5wYYoHimMCJg==",
+      "version": "2.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/remote/-/remote-2.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P10v3+iFCIvEPeYzTWWGwwHmqWnjoh8RYnbtZAb3RlQefy4guagzIwcWtfftABIfm6JJTNQf4WPSKWZOpLmHXw==",
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "electron": ">= 10.0.0-beta.1"
+        "electron": ">= 13.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@sindresorhus/is": {
@@ -1469,9 +1469,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@electron/remote": {
-      "version": "1.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/remote/-/remote-1.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PfnXpQGWh4vpX866NNucJRnNOzDRZcsLcLaT32fUth9k0hccsohfxprqEDYLzRg+ZK2xRrtyUN5wYYoHimMCJg==",
+      "version": "2.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@electron/remote/-/remote-2.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P10v3+iFCIvEPeYzTWWGwwHmqWnjoh8RYnbtZAb3RlQefy4guagzIwcWtfftABIfm6JJTNQf4WPSKWZOpLmHXw==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@sindresorhus/is": {
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 32930218..a371cdf7 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "author": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
   "main": "background.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@electron/remote": "~1.2.2",
+    "@electron/remote": "~2.0.8",
     "adm-zip": "~0.4.7",
     "angular": "~1.5.5",
     "archiver": "~4.0.1",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a204564f..8358fef2 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": "~12.2.3",
+        "electron": "~14.2.9",
         "eslint-plugin-angular": "~1.0.0",
         "eslint-plugin-lodash": "~1.5.1",
         "estraverse": "~4.2.0",
@@ -3932,9 +3932,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/electron": {
-      "version": "12.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-12.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-B27c7eqx1bC5kea6An8oVhk1pShNC4VGqWarHMhD47MDtmg54KepHO5AbAvmKKZK/jWN7NTC7wyCYTDElJNtQA==",
+      "version": "14.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-14.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7LdJFmqVzO9NLKO0hwOwPA6Kv4GSybGMcej8f2q7fVT4O8mIfL9oo/v4axVjVWm0+58ROQtHv8hYnnAs3ygG0Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
@@ -18919,9 +18919,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "electron": {
-      "version": "12.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-12.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-B27c7eqx1bC5kea6An8oVhk1pShNC4VGqWarHMhD47MDtmg54KepHO5AbAvmKKZK/jWN7NTC7wyCYTDElJNtQA==",
+      "version": "14.2.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-14.2.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7LdJFmqVzO9NLKO0hwOwPA6Kv4GSybGMcej8f2q7fVT4O8mIfL9oo/v4axVjVWm0+58ROQtHv8hYnnAs3ygG0Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@electron/get": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a54c3f7..a7c4b7a9 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": "~12.2.3",
+    "electron": "~14.2.9",
     "eslint-plugin-angular": "~1.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-lodash": "~1.5.1",
     "estraverse": "~4.2.0",
diff --git a/tasks/start.js b/tasks/start.js
index c8e34dea..48cd7ff2 100644
--- a/tasks/start.js
+++ b/tasks/start.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var browserSync = require('browser-sync').create();
 var browserSyncSpa = require('browser-sync-spa');
 
 browserSync.use(browserSyncSpa({selector: '[ng-app]'}));
-function browserSyncInit(baseDir) {
+function browserSyncInit(baseDir, callback) {
 
   var routes = null;
   if (baseDir === conf.paths.src || (util.isArray(baseDir) && baseDir.indexOf(conf.paths.src) !== -1)) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function browserSyncInit(baseDir) {
       awaitWriteFinish: true,
       ignoreInitial: true
     }
-  });
+  }, callback);
 }
 
 var gulpPath = path.resolve('./node_modules/.bin/gulp');
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ var runGulpWatch = function () {
   });
 };
 
-var runApp = function () {
-  if (env == 'development') browserSyncInit([path.join(conf.paths.tmp, '/serve'), conf.paths.src]);
+var runElectronApp = function () {
   var app = childProcess.spawn(electron, ['./build'], {
     stdio: 'inherit'
   });
@@ -101,6 +100,12 @@ var runApp = function () {
   });
 };
 
+var runApp = function () {
+  env == 'development'
+    ? browserSyncInit([path.join(conf.paths.tmp, '/serve'), conf.paths.src], runElectronApp)
+    : runElectronApp();
+};
+
 runBuild().then(function () {
   runGulpWatch();
   runApp();