diff --git a/src/common/base-store.ts b/src/common/base-store.ts
index 54f6d2a5a2..c5fc7383b1 100644
--- a/src/common/base-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/base-store.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export abstract class BaseStore<T> extends Singleton {
   protected constructor(protected params: BaseStoreParams<T>) {
     super();
     makeObservable(this);
+
+    if (ipcRenderer) {
+      params.migrations = undefined; // don't run migrations on renderer
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts b/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts
index 8cababf3c6..1bd18e06e8 100644
--- a/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/user-store/user-store.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-import { app } from "electron";
+import { app, ipcMain } from "electron";
 import semver from "semver";
 import { action, computed, observable, reaction, makeObservable } from "mobx";
 import { BaseStore } from "../base-store";
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ export class UserStore extends BaseStore<UserStoreModel> /* implements UserStore
     });
 
     makeObservable(this);
-    fileNameMigration();
+
+    if (ipcMain) {
+      fileNameMigration();
+    }
+
     this.load();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/migrations/user-store/file-name-migration.ts b/src/migrations/user-store/file-name-migration.ts
index 10d7a7c99b..932e542642 100644
--- a/src/migrations/user-store/file-name-migration.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/user-store/file-name-migration.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+import { app } from "electron";
 import fse from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
-import { getPath } from "../../common/utils/getPath";
 
 export function fileNameMigration() {
-  const userDataPath = getPath("userData");
+  const userDataPath = app.getPath("userData");
   const configJsonPath = path.join(userDataPath, "config.json");
   const lensUserStoreJsonPath = path.join(userDataPath, "lens-user-store.json");