diff --git a/spec/integration/helpers/start-atom.coffee b/spec/integration/helpers/start-atom.coffee
index 2939dd6ab..7a9311896 100644
--- a/spec/integration/helpers/start-atom.coffee
+++ b/spec/integration/helpers/start-atom.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 path = require 'path'
 http = require 'http'
 temp = require('temp').track()
+os = require('os')
 remote = require 'remote'
 async = require 'async'
 {map, extend, once, difference} = require 'underscore-plus'
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ webdriverio = require '../../../build/node_modules/webdriverio'
 AtomPath = remote.process.argv[0]
 AtomLauncherPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "helpers", "atom-launcher.sh")
 ChromedriverPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'electron', 'chromedriver', 'chromedriver')
-SocketPath = path.join(temp.mkdirSync("socket-dir"), "atom-#{process.env.USER}.sock")
+SocketPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), "atom-integration-test-#{Date.now()}.sock")
 ChromedriverPort = 9515
 ChromedriverURLBase = "/wd/hub"
 ChromedriverStatusURL = "http://localhost:#{ChromedriverPort}#{ChromedriverURLBase}/status"
diff --git a/src/atom-environment.coffee b/src/atom-environment.coffee
index 1d60872df..1d1a7b2af 100644
--- a/src/atom-environment.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-environment.coffee
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
       @emitter.emit 'will-throw-error', eventObject
 
       if openDevTools
-        @openDevTools().then => @executeJavaScriptInDevTools('DevToolsAPI.showConsole()')
+        @openDevTools().then => @executeJavaScriptInDevTools('DevToolsAPI.showPanel("console")')
 
       @emitter.emit 'did-throw-error', {message, url, line, column, originalError}
 
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index d08990264..a9fa92c4b 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ class AtomApplication
     ipcMain.on 'get-auto-update-manager-error', (event) =>
       event.returnValue = @autoUpdateManager.getErrorMessage()
 
-    ipcMain.on 'execute-javascript-in-dev-tools', (event, code) ->
-      event.sender.devToolsWebContents?.executeJavaScript(code)
-
   setupDockMenu: ->
     if process.platform is 'darwin'
       dockMenu = Menu.buildFromTemplate [
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 2f07dd443..c2909f8c9 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,16 @@ class AtomWindow
     options =
       show: false
       title: 'Atom'
+      # Add an opaque backgroundColor (instead of keeping the default
+      # transparent one) to prevent subpixel anti-aliasing from being disabled.
+      # We believe this is a regression introduced with Electron 0.37.3, and
+      # thus we should remove this as soon as a fix gets released.
+      backgroundColor: "#fff"
       webPreferences:
+        # Prevent specs from throttling when the window is in the background:
+        # this should result in faster CI builds, and an improvement in the
+        # local development experience when running specs through the UI (which
+        # now won't pause when e.g. minimizing the window).
         backgroundThrottling: not @isSpec
 
     # Don't set icon on Windows so the exe's ico will be used as window and