diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index b2a0f18850..38e072d8c3 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ let clusterManager: ClusterManager;
 let windowManager: WindowManager;
 
 app.setName(appName);
-app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient("lens");
+
+logger.info("📟 Setting as Lens as protocol client for lens://");
+
+if (app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient("lens")) {
+  logger.info("📟 succeeded ✅");
+} else {
+  logger.info("📟 failed ❗");
+}
 
 if (!process.env.CICD) {
   app.setPath("userData", workingDir);
diff --git a/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx b/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx
index 30d6cc0c66..c6f55872a9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class LensApp extends React.Component {
     });
 
     registerIpcHandlers();
-    ipcRenderer.emit("renderer:loaded");
+    ipcRenderer.send("renderer:loaded");
   }
 
   render() {