diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index 771cfed5037ac..52b9de779fd17 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -65,25 +65,25 @@ function runApp() {
     ? new Set(__FREETUBE_ALLOWED_PATHS__)
     : new Set()
 
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-    protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
-      {
-        scheme: 'app',
-        privileges: {
-          standard: true,
-          secure: true,
-          supportFetchAPI: true
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        scheme: 'imagecache',
-        privileges: {
-          secure: true,
-          corsEnabled: true
-        }
+  protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
+    {
+      scheme: 'imagecache',
+      privileges: {
+        secure: true,
+        corsEnabled: true
       }
-    ])
-  }
+    },
+    ...(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+      ? [{
+          scheme: 'app',
+          privileges: {
+            standard: true,
+            secure: true,
+            supportFetchAPI: true
+          }
+        }]
+      : []),
+  ])
 
   const ROOT_APP_URL = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'http://localhost:9080' : 'app://bundle/index.html'