diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index c362d454..8bc731c1 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import VectorBasePlatform, {updateCheckStatusEnum} from './VectorBasePlatform';
 import BaseEventIndexManager from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/indexing/BaseEventIndexManager';
-import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher';
+import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher/dispatcher';
 import { _t, _td } from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/languageHandler';
 import * as rageshake from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/rageshake/rageshake';
 import {MatrixClient} from "matrix-js-sdk";
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {Categories, Modifiers, registerShortcut} from "matrix-react-sdk/src/acce
 import {Key} from "matrix-react-sdk/src/Keyboard";
 import React from "react";
 import {randomString} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/randomstring";
+import {Action} from "matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher/actions";
 
 const ipcRenderer = window.ipcRenderer;
 const isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().includes('MAC');
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
         ipcRenderer.on('update-downloaded', this.onUpdateDownloaded.bind(this));
 
         ipcRenderer.on('preferences', () => {
-            dis.dispatch({ action: 'view_user_settings' });
+            dis.fire(Action.ViewUserSettings);
         });
 
         this.startUpdateCheck = this.startUpdateCheck.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/VectorBasePlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/VectorBasePlatform.js
index 3b8d3c2c..d11f22cd 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/VectorBasePlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/VectorBasePlatform.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import BasePlatform from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/BasePlatform';
 import { _t } from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/languageHandler';
-import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher';
+import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher/dispatcher';
 import {getVectorConfig} from "../getconfig";
 
 import Favico from 'favico.js';
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js
index b4a01f78..831ca8cc 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import VectorBasePlatform, {updateCheckStatusEnum} from './VectorBasePlatform';
 import request from 'browser-request';
-import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher';
+import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher/dispatcher';
 import { _t } from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/languageHandler';
 
 import url from 'url';
diff --git a/test/app-tests/loading-test.js b/test/app-tests/loading-test.js
index beb62270..64872aaa 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/loading-test.js
+++ b/test/app-tests/loading-test.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import * as jssdk from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import * as sdk from 'matrix-react-sdk';
 import {MatrixClientPeg} from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/MatrixClientPeg';
 import {Views} from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/components/structures/MatrixChat';
-import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher';
+import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/dispatcher/dispatcher';
 import * as test_utils from '../test-utils';
 import MockHttpBackend from 'matrix-mock-request';
 import {parseQs, parseQsFromFragment} from '../../src/vector/url_utils';