diff --git a/src/atom-application.coffee b/src/atom-application.coffee
index 569aa6b08..41007a12f 100644
--- a/src/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-application.coffee
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class AtomApplication
       openedWindow = existingWindow
       openedWindow.openPath(pathToOpen, initialLine)
     else
-      bootstrapScript = 'window-bootstrap'
+      bootstrapScript = require.resolve('./window-bootstrap')
       if devMode
         resourcePath = global.devResourcePath
       else