diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34df1c4e..a8197c22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "highlight.js": "^9.0.0",
     "linkifyjs": "^2.1.3",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "0.7.2",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "0.8.3",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "0.8.3-electron",
     "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "react": "^15.4.0",