diff --git a/script/package.json b/script/package.json
index 5b60c9762..bb213ba9a 100644
--- a/script/package.json
+++ b/script/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "csslint": "1.0.2",
     "donna": "1.0.13",
     "electron-chromedriver": "~1.3",
-    "electron-link": "0.0.22",
+    "electron-link": "0.0.23",
     "electron-mksnapshot": "~1.3",
     "electron-packager": "7.3.0",
     "electron-winstaller": "2.5.1",
diff --git a/src/initialize-application-window.coffee b/src/initialize-application-window.coffee
index 07cefce3e..a70ca54b7 100644
--- a/src/initialize-application-window.coffee
+++ b/src/initialize-application-window.coffee
@@ -8,52 +8,53 @@ NativeCompileCache = require './native-compile-cache'
 CompileCache = require './compile-cache'
 ModuleCache = require './module-cache'
 
-require('about')
-require('archive-view')
-require('autocomplete-atom-api')
-require('autocomplete-css')
-require('autocomplete-html')
-require('autocomplete-plus')
-require('autocomplete-snippets')
-require('autoflow')
-require('autosave')
-require('background-tips')
-require('bookmarks')
-require('bracket-matcher')
-require('command-palette')
-require('deprecation-cop')
-require('dev-live-reload')
-require('encoding-selector')
-require('exception-reporting')
-require('dalek')
-require('find-and-replace')
-require('fuzzy-finder')
-require('git-diff')
-require('go-to-line')
-require('grammar-selector')
-require('image-view')
-require('incompatible-packages')
-require('keybinding-resolver')
-require('line-ending-selector')
-require('link')
-require('markdown-preview')
-require('metrics')
-require('notifications')
-require('open-on-github')
-require('package-generator')
-require('settings-view')
-require('snippets')
-require('spell-check')
-require('status-bar')
-require('styleguide')
-require('symbols-view')
-require('tabs')
-require('timecop')
-require('tree-view')
-require('update-package-dependencies')
-require('welcome')
-require('whitespace')
-require('wrap-guide')
+if global.isGeneratingSnapshot
+  require('about')
+  require('archive-view')
+  require('autocomplete-atom-api')
+  require('autocomplete-css')
+  require('autocomplete-html')
+  require('autocomplete-plus')
+  require('autocomplete-snippets')
+  require('autoflow')
+  require('autosave')
+  require('background-tips')
+  require('bookmarks')
+  require('bracket-matcher')
+  require('command-palette')
+  require('deprecation-cop')
+  require('dev-live-reload')
+  require('encoding-selector')
+  require('exception-reporting')
+  require('dalek')
+  require('find-and-replace')
+  require('fuzzy-finder')
+  require('git-diff')
+  require('go-to-line')
+  require('grammar-selector')
+  require('image-view')
+  require('incompatible-packages')
+  require('keybinding-resolver')
+  require('line-ending-selector')
+  require('link')
+  require('markdown-preview')
+  require('metrics')
+  require('notifications')
+  require('open-on-github')
+  require('package-generator')
+  require('settings-view')
+  require('snippets')
+  require('spell-check')
+  require('status-bar')
+  require('styleguide')
+  require('symbols-view')
+  require('tabs')
+  require('timecop')
+  require('tree-view')
+  require('update-package-dependencies')
+  require('welcome')
+  require('whitespace')
+  require('wrap-guide')
 
 clipboard = new Clipboard
 TextEditor.setClipboard(clipboard)