diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 15f0b78..5eb260f 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const path = require("path");
  * Indicates whether the application is running in development mode.
  * Determined by Electron's packaging state.
  */
-const devMode = process.env.NODE_ENV === "test" || !app?.isPackaged;
+const devMode = !app.isPackaged || process.env.NODE_ENV === "test";
 
 /**
  * Resolves the configuration file path depending on runtime environment.
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 2b4dda4..037ab4a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ app.setAppUserModelId("com.masteracnolo.freedomloader");
  * Load the app dependencies for hardware choice
  */
 const { logger, logSessionStart, logSessionEnd, logDir } = require("./server/logger");
-const { configFeatures } = require("./config");
+const { configFeatures, devMode} = require("./config");
 
 /**
  * In-memory snapshot of application feature flags.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if (!configFeatures.enableHardwareAcceleration){
   logger.info("Enable Hardware Acceleration")
 }
 
-if(configFeatures.devMode){
+if(devMode){
   /**
    * Start devTron extensions - @see https://github.com/electron/devtron
    */
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
 
   createSplashWindow();
 
-  if (!configFeatures.devMode && !checkNativeDependencies()) return;
+  if (!devMode && !checkNativeDependencies()) return;
 
   const { userYtDlp } = require("./server/helpers/path.helpers");
   updateYtDlp(userYtDlp);