diff --git a/packages/compass/src/main/index.ts b/packages/compass/src/main/index.ts
index c60c06f3d89..aabc449076d 100644
--- a/packages/compass/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compass/src/main/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // THIS IMPORT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE FIRST ONE FOR THE APPLICATION ENTRY POINT
 import '../setup-hadron-distribution';
 
-import { app, dialog } from 'electron';
+import { app, dialog, crashReporter } from 'electron';
 import { handleUncaughtException } from './handle-uncaught-exception';
 import { initialize as initializeElectronRemote } from '@electron/remote/main';
 import {
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { installEarlyLoggingListener } from './logging';
 import { installEarlyOpenUrlListener } from './window-manager';
 
+crashReporter.start({ uploadToServer: false });
+
 initializeElectronRemote();
 installEarlyLoggingListener();
 installEarlyOpenUrlListener();
diff --git a/packages/compass/src/setup-hadron-distribution.ts b/packages/compass/src/setup-hadron-distribution.ts
index f6e5553ef39..59c31ed8361 100644
--- a/packages/compass/src/setup-hadron-distribution.ts
+++ b/packages/compass/src/setup-hadron-distribution.ts
@@ -61,4 +61,9 @@ if (
     // error here
     app.setPath('userCache', path.join(app.getPath('cache'), app.getName()));
   }
+
+  app.setPath(
+    'crashDumps',
+    path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'CrashReporter')
+  );
 }