diff --git a/src/common/vars/is-integration-testing.injectable.ts b/src/common/vars/is-integration-testing.injectable.ts
index 9f6b8c6412..7d6d5ce24e 100644
--- a/src/common/vars/is-integration-testing.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars/is-integration-testing.injectable.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import commandLineArgumentsInjectable from "../../main/utils/command-line-arguments.injectable";
 
 const isIntegrationTestingInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "is-integration-testing",
-  instantiate: () => process.argv.includes("--integration-testing"),
-  causesSideEffects: true,
+
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const commandLineArguments = di.inject(commandLineArgumentsInjectable);
+
+    return commandLineArguments.includes("--integration-testing");
+  },
 });
 
 export default isIntegrationTestingInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/electron-app/register-protocol-client.injectable.ts b/src/main/electron-app/register-protocol-client.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e89b4858e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/electron-app/register-protocol-client.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import loggerInjectable from "../../common/logger.injectable";
+import electronAppInjectable from "./electron-app.injectable";
+
+const registerProtocolClientInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "register-protocol-client",
+
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const logger = di.inject(loggerInjectable);
+    const app = di.inject(electronAppInjectable);
+
+    return (protocol: string) => {
+      logger.info(`📟 Setting protocol client for ${protocol}://`);
+
+      if (app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient(protocol)) {
+        logger.info("📟 Protocol client register succeeded ✅");
+      } else {
+        logger.info("📟 Protocol client register failed ❗");
+      }
+    };
+  },
+});
+
+export default registerProtocolClientInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
index 8c6633c9b8..54e25dbe0e 100644
--- a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
+++ b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import isAutoUpdateEnabledInjectable from "./is-auto-update-enabled.injectable";
 import appEventBusInjectable from "../common/app-event-bus/app-event-bus.injectable";
 import { EventEmitter } from "../common/event-emitter";
 import type { AppEvent } from "../common/app-event-bus/event-bus";
+import registerProtocolClientInjectable from "./electron-app/register-protocol-client.injectable";
+import commandLineArgumentsInjectable from "./utils/command-line-arguments.injectable";
 
 export const getDiForUnitTesting = (
   { doGeneralOverrides } = { doGeneralOverrides: false },
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ export const getDiForUnitTesting = (
     di.override(setApplicationNameInjectable, () => () => {});
     di.override(getCommandLineSwitchInjectable, () => () => "irrelevant");
     di.override(isAutoUpdateEnabledInjectable, () => () => false);
+    di.override(registerProtocolClientInjectable, () => () => {});
+
+    di.override(commandLineArgumentsInjectable, () => []);
 
     // TODO: Remove usages of globally exported appEventBus to get rid of this
     di.override(appEventBusInjectable, () => new EventEmitter<[AppEvent]>());
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-deep-linking.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-deep-linking.injectable.ts
index 49b36e4104..de5e934565 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-deep-linking.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/setup-deep-linking.injectable.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import windowManagerInjectable from "../../../window-manager.injectable";
 import { afterApplicationIsReadyInjectionToken } from "../after-application-is-ready-injection-token";
 import whenOpeningUrlInjectable from "../../../electron-app/when-opening-url.injectable";
 import whenSecondInstanceInjectable from "../../../electron-app/when-second-instance.injectable";
-import loggerInjectable from "../../../../common/logger.injectable";
-import electronAppInjectable from "../../../electron-app/electron-app.injectable";
 import type { LensProtocolRouterMain } from "../../../protocol-handler";
 import { pipeline } from "@ogre-tools/fp";
 import { find, map, startsWith, toLower } from "lodash/fp";
+import registerProtocolClientInjectable from "../../../electron-app/register-protocol-client.injectable";
+import commandLineArgumentsInjectable from "../../../utils/command-line-arguments.injectable";
 
 const setupDeepLinkingInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "setup-deep-linking",
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ const setupDeepLinkingInjectable = getInjectable({
     const windowManager = di.inject(windowManagerInjectable);
     const whenOpeningUrl = di.inject(whenOpeningUrlInjectable);
     const whenSecondInstance = di.inject(whenSecondInstanceInjectable);
-    const logger = di.inject(loggerInjectable);
-    const app = di.inject(electronAppInjectable);
     const protocolRouter = di.inject(lensProtocolRouterMainInjectable);
     const routeWithProtocolRouter = routeWithProtocolRouterFor(protocolRouter);
+    const registerProtocolClient = di.inject(registerProtocolClientInjectable);
+    const commandLineArguments = di.inject(commandLineArgumentsInjectable);
 
     return {
       run: async () => {
@@ -34,20 +34,14 @@ const setupDeepLinkingInjectable = getInjectable({
           await protocolRouter.route(url);
         });
 
-        whenSecondInstance(async ({ commandLineArguments }) => {
-          await routeWithProtocolRouter(commandLineArguments);
+        whenSecondInstance(async ({ commandLineArguments: secondInstanceArguments }) => {
+          await routeWithProtocolRouter(secondInstanceArguments);
           await windowManager.ensureMainWindow();
         });
 
-        logger.info(`📟 Setting protocol client for lens://`);
+        registerProtocolClient("lens");
 
-        if (app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient("lens")) {
-          logger.info("📟 Protocol client register succeeded ✅");
-        } else {
-          logger.info("📟 Protocol client register failed ❗");
-        }
-
-        await routeWithProtocolRouter(process.argv);
+        await routeWithProtocolRouter(commandLineArguments);
       },
     };
   },
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/start-main-window.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/start-main-window.injectable.ts
index 5f5d22e3da..f32b446bee 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/start-main-window.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/after-application-is-ready/implementations/start-main-window.injectable.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import electronAppInjectable from "../../../electron-app/electron-app.injectable
 import loggerInjectable from "../../../../common/logger.injectable";
 import isMacInjectable from "../../../../common/vars/is-mac.injectable";
 import { afterApplicationIsReadyInjectionToken } from "../after-application-is-ready-injection-token";
+import commandLineArgumentsInjectable from "../../../utils/command-line-arguments.injectable";
 
 const startMainWindowInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "start-main-window",
@@ -17,13 +18,15 @@ const startMainWindowInjectable = getInjectable({
     const app = di.inject(electronAppInjectable);
     const logger = di.inject(loggerInjectable);
     const isMac = di.inject(isMacInjectable);
+    const commandLineArguments = di.inject(commandLineArgumentsInjectable);
 
     return {
       run: async () => {
+
         // Start the app without showing the main window when auto starting on login
         // (On Windows and Linux, we get a flag. On MacOS, we get special API.)
         const startHidden =
-          process.argv.includes("--hidden") ||
+          commandLineArguments.includes("--hidden") ||
           (isMac && app.getLoginItemSettings().wasOpenedAsHidden);
 
         logger.info("🖥️  Starting WindowManager");
diff --git a/src/main/utils/command-line-arguments.injectable.ts b/src/main/utils/command-line-arguments.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e27a3802d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/utils/command-line-arguments.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+
+const commandLineArgumentsInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "command-line-arguments",
+  instantiate: () => process.argv,
+  causesSideEffects: true,
+});
+
+export default commandLineArgumentsInjectable;