diff --git a/src/browser/index.jsx b/src/browser/index.jsx
index 83b4bca4..ca63ae8e 100644
--- a/src/browser/index.jsx
+++ b/src/browser/index.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const ListGroupItem = ReactBootstrap.ListGroupItem;
 
 const LoginModal = require('./components/loginModal.jsx');
 
-const {remote, ipcRenderer, webFrame} = require('electron');
+const {remote, ipcRenderer, webFrame, shell} = require('electron');
 
 const osLocale = require('os-locale');
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ var MattermostView = React.createClass({
         window.open(e.url, 'Mattermost', 'nodeIntegration=no');
       } else {
         // if the link is external, use default browser.
-        require('shell').openExternal(e.url);
+        shell.openExternal(e.url);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/main/allowProtocolDialog.js b/src/main/allowProtocolDialog.js
index 24bca268..7f5fe7fb 100644
--- a/src/main/allowProtocolDialog.js
+++ b/src/main/allowProtocolDialog.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 const {
   app,
   dialog,
-  ipcMain
+  ipcMain,
+  shell
 } = require('electron');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ function init(mainWindow) {
 function initDialogEvent(mainWindow) {
   ipcMain.on('confirm-protocol', (event, protocol, URL) => {
     if (allowedProtocols.indexOf(protocol) !== -1) {
-      require('shell').openExternal(URL);
+      shell.openExternal(URL);
       return;
     }
     dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ function initDialogEvent(mainWindow) {
           });
           // fallthrough
         case 0:
-          require('shell').openExternal(URL);
+          shell.openExternal(URL);
           break;
         default:
           break;