diff --git a/desktop/main.js b/desktop/main.js
index 6e0fed8..2fe5089 100644
--- a/desktop/main.js
+++ b/desktop/main.js
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@ function snoreExe() {
   try {
     const dir = path.dirname(require.resolve('node-notifier'));
     const exe = os.arch() === 'ia32' ? 'snoretoast-x86.exe' : 'snoretoast-x64.exe';
-    const base = path.join(dir, 'vendor', 'snoreToast', exe);
-    for (const c of [base, base.replace('app.asar' + path.sep, 'app.asar.unpacked' + path.sep)]) {
-      if (fs.existsSync(c)) return c;
+    let p = path.join(dir, 'vendor', 'snoreToast', exe);
+    // In a packaged app the module resolves inside app.asar, but binaries live in
+    // app.asar.unpacked — and fs.existsSync falsely reports the asar path exists, so we can't
+    // test it; map to the unpacked copy unconditionally (that's the real, spawnable file).
+    if (p.includes('app.asar' + path.sep) && !p.includes('app.asar.unpacked')) {
+      p = p.replace('app.asar' + path.sep, 'app.asar.unpacked' + path.sep);
     }
+    return p;
   } catch (_) {}
   return null;
 }