diff --git a/src/common/cluster-frames.ts b/src/common/cluster-frames.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af950b0785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/cluster-frames.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { observable } from "mobx"
+
+export const clusterFrameMap = observable.map<string, number>();
diff --git a/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts b/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts
index d7ff78fd37..c2204bc6b4 100644
--- a/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts
+++ b/src/common/cluster-ipc.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { ClusterId, clusterStore } from "./cluster-store";
 import { appEventBus } from "./event-bus"
 import { ResourceApplier } from "../main/resource-applier";
 import { ipcMain } from "electron";
-import { observable } from "mobx";
+import { clusterFrameMap } from "./cluster-frames"
 
 export const clusterActivateHandler = "cluster:activate"
 export const clusterSetFrameIdHandler = "cluster:set-frame-id"
 export const clusterRefreshHandler = "cluster:refresh"
 export const clusterDisconnectHandler = "cluster:disconnect"
 export const clusterKubectlApplyAllHandler = "cluster:kubectl-apply-all"
-export const clusterFrameMap = observable.map<ClusterId, number>();
+
 
 if (ipcMain) {
   handleRequest(clusterActivateHandler, (event, clusterId: ClusterId, force = false) => {
diff --git a/src/common/ipc.ts b/src/common/ipc.ts
index 7878882343..882498a3a4 100644
--- a/src/common/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/common/ipc.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import { ipcMain, ipcRenderer, webContents, remote } from "electron";
 import logger from "../main/logger";
-import { clusterFrameMap } from "./cluster-ipc";
+import { clusterFrameMap } from "./cluster-frames";
 
 export function handleRequest(channel: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => any) {
   ipcMain.handle(channel, listener)
diff --git a/src/main/window-manager.ts b/src/main/window-manager.ts
index 5a536e6946..019ed270eb 100644
--- a/src/main/window-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/window-manager.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { subscribeToBroadcast } from "../common/ipc"
 import { initMenu } from "./menu";
 import { initTray } from "./tray";
 import { Singleton } from "../common/utils";
-import { clusterFrameMap } from "../common/cluster-ipc";
+import { clusterFrameMap } from "../common/cluster-frames";
 
 export class WindowManager extends Singleton {
   protected mainWindow: BrowserWindow;