diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/index.js b/packages/desktop-electron/index.js
index 07227d1eb40..188eb12fdae 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/index.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // (I have no idea why the imports are like this. Not touching them.)
 const isDev = require('electron-is-dev');
 const fs = require('fs');
+
 require('module').globalPaths.push(__dirname + '/..');
 
 const {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/server.js b/packages/desktop-electron/server.js
index 0747310123d..82cbacf80a6 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/server.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/server.js
@@ -9,20 +9,7 @@ function getBackend() {
   return require('loot-core/lib-dist/bundle.desktop.js');
 }
 
-if (process.argv[2] === '--subprocess') {
-  const isDev = false;
+const isDev = false;
 
-  // Start the app
-  getBackend().initApp(isDev);
-} else if (process.argv[2] === '--standalone') {
-  require('source-map-support').install();
-  getBackend().initApp(true, 'actual-standalone');
-} else {
-  const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
-  const isDev = true;
-
-  ipcRenderer.on('set-socket', (event, { name }) => {
-    // Start the app
-    getBackend().initApp(isDev, name);
-  });
-}
+// Start the app
+getBackend().initApp(isDev);
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts
index 9383b120491..dac6c7bb5ca 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/client/actions/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { init as initConnection, send } from '../../platform/client/fetch';
+import { send } from '../../platform/client/fetch';
 import * as constants from '../constants';
 import type {
   AppState,
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ export function setAppState(state: Partial<AppState>): SetAppStateAction {
   };
 }
 
-export function reconnect(connectionName: string) {
-  return () => {
-    initConnection(connectionName);
-  };
-}
-
 export function updateApp() {
   return async (dispatch: Dispatch) => {
     global.Actual.applyAppUpdate();
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/2190.md b/upcoming-release-notes/2190.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e78c730bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/2190.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+electron: move back from WebSockets to IPC for internal communications. This should improve the stability of the desktop app.