diff --git a/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee b/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee
index 5ec95d4ff..6b10575a8 100644
--- a/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/squirrel-update.coffee
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ updatePath = (callback) ->
     spawnReg ['query', environmentKeyPath, '/v', 'Path'], (error, stdout) ->
       console.log error
       console.log stdout
-      lines = stdout.split('\n')
-      segments = lines[lines.length - 1].split('    ')
-      pathSegment = segments[3..].join('    ')
+      lines = stdout.split(/[\r\n]+/)
+      console.log lines
+      segments = lines[lines.length - 1]?.split('    ')
+      pathSegment = segments?[3..].join('    ')
       console.log pathSegment
       callback()