diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f61dc8794..d4762508e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
     "ts-loader": "^8.3.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.0.0",
     "wait-on": "^5.3.0",
-    "webpack-cli": "^4.7.2"
+    "webpack-cli": "^4.7.2",
+    "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/webpack.main.js b/webpack.main.js
index 5dd8c4e45..5376e4388 100644
--- a/webpack.main.js
+++ b/webpack.main.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const path = require('path')
 
+const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals')
+
 const common = (_ /* env */, argv) => ({
   output: {
     path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ const main = (env, arg) => {
     entry: {
       electron: './src/main/electron.ts'
     },
-    target: 'electron-main'
+    target: 'electron-main',
+    externals: [nodeExternals()]
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2ddf06708..8b68eefe9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -19346,6 +19346,11 @@ webpack-merge@^5.7.3:
     clone-deep "^4.0.1"
     wildcard "^2.0.0"
 
+webpack-node-externals@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack-node-externals/-/webpack-node-externals-3.0.0.tgz#1a3407c158d547a9feb4229a9e3385b7b60c9917"
+  integrity sha512-LnL6Z3GGDPht/AigwRh2dvL9PQPFQ8skEpVrWZXLWBYmqcaojHNN0onvHzie6rq7EWKrrBfPYqNEzTJgiwEQDQ==
+
 webpack-sources@^1.1.0, webpack-sources@^1.3.0, webpack-sources@^1.4.0, webpack-sources@^1.4.1, webpack-sources@^1.4.3:
   version "1.4.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack-sources/-/webpack-sources-1.4.3.tgz#eedd8ec0b928fbf1cbfe994e22d2d890f330a933"