diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index a7549ae1d3..58c2b29ad2 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ import { InstalledExtension, extensionDiscovery } from "../extensions/extension-
 import type { LensExtensionId } from "../extensions/lens-extension";
 import { installDeveloperTools } from "./developer-tools";
 import { filesystemProvisionerStore } from "./extension-filesystem";
-import { LensProtocolRouter, RoutingError } from "./protocol-handler";
-import Url from "url-parse";
-
+import { lensProtocolChannel } from "./protocol-handler";
+import { broadcastMessage } from "../common/ipc";
 const workingDir = path.join(app.getPath("appData"), appName);
 let proxyPort: number;
 let proxyServer: LensProxy;
@@ -131,15 +130,8 @@ app
     // protocol handler for macOS
     event.preventDefault();
 
-    try {
-      LensProtocolRouter.getInstance<LensProtocolRouter>().route(Url(rawUrl, true));
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error instanceof RoutingError) {
-        logger.error(`[PROTOCOL ROUTER]: ${error}`, { url: error.url });
-      } else {
-        logger.error(`[PROTOCOL ROUTER]: ${error}`, { rawUrl });
-      }
-    }
+    // Broadcast "open-url" events to renderer
+    broadcastMessage(lensProtocolChannel, { rawUrl });
   });
 
 // Extensions-api runtime exports
diff --git a/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts b/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts
index f89f6f69da..b7addf8fb7 100644
--- a/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts
+++ b/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Singleton } from "../../common/utils";
 import Url from "url-parse";
 import { match, matchPath } from "react-router";
 import { pathToRegexp } from "path-to-regexp";
+import { subscribeToBroadcast } from "../../common/ipc";
+import logger from "../logger";
 
 export enum RoutingErrorType {
   INVALID_PROTOCOL = "invalid-protocol",
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ export type ExtensionId = string;
 
 const EXT_ID_MATCH = "LENS_INTERNAL_EXTENSION_ID_MATCH";
 
+// IPC channel for protocol actions. Main broadcasts the open-url events to this channel.
+export const lensProtocolChannel = "protocol-handler";
+
 interface ExtensionIdMatch {
   [EXT_ID_MATCH]: string;
 }
@@ -56,6 +61,20 @@ export class LensProtocolRouter extends Singleton {
 
   private static ExtensionIDSchema = `/:${EXT_ID_MATCH}`;
 
+  public init() {
+    subscribeToBroadcast(lensProtocolChannel, ((_event, { rawUrl }) => {
+      try {
+        this.route(Url(rawUrl, true));
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (error instanceof RoutingError) {
+          logger.error(`[PROTOCOL ROUTER]: ${error}`, { url: error.url });
+        } else {
+          logger.error(`[PROTOCOL ROUTER]: ${error}`, { rawUrl });
+        }
+      }
+    }));
+  }
+
   /**
    * route
    */
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts b/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts
index a2b29f134f..3b787e68f9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/protocol-endpoints/install-extension.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { RouteParams } from "../../../main/protocol-handler";
 import { installFromNpm } from "../../components/+extensions";
 
 export async function installExtension(params: RouteParams): Promise<void> {
-  const { extId } = params.search;
-
-  if (!extId) {
-    return void logger.info("installExtension handler: missing 'extId' from search params");
+  const { name } = params.search;
+  
+  if (!name) {
+    return void logger.info("installExtension handler: missing 'name' from search params");
   }
 
   try {
-    await installFromNpm(extId);
+    await installFromNpm(name);
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error("[PH - Install Extension]: failed to install from NPM", error);
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx b/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
index fa80cdc035..f6cff633af 100644
--- a/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/bootstrap.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { i18nStore } from "./i18n";
 import { LensApp } from "./lens-app";
 import { themeStore } from "./theme.store";
 import protocolEndpoints from "./api/protocol-endpoints";
+import { LensProtocolRouter } from "../main/protocol-handler";
 
 type AppComponent = React.ComponentType & {
   init?(): Promise<void>;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export async function bootstrap(App: AppComponent) {
 
   extensionLoader.init();
   extensionDiscovery.init();
+  LensProtocolRouter.getInstance<LensProtocolRouter>().init();
   protocolEndpoints.registerHandlers();
 
   // preload common stores