diff --git a/mods/electron/.electron b/mods/electron/.electron
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/mods/electron/electron.js b/mods/electron/electron.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dc58679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/electron/electron.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+if (self.kiri)
+self.kiri.load(api => {
+    console.log('ELECTRON MODULE RUNNING');
+    api.electron = {};
+    api.event.on('init-done', () => {
+        $('top-sep').style.display = 'flex';
+    });
+    api.stats.set('kiri', self.kiri.version + 'e');
+});
+if (self.mesh && self.mesh.api) {
+    self.mesh.api.electron = {};
+}
diff --git a/mods/electron/init.js b/mods/electron/init.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a8fc6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/electron/init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * for electron standalone build support
+ */
+module.exports = function(server) {
+    // insert script before all others in kiri client
+    server.inject("kiri", "electron.js");
+    // insert scripts into mesh client
+    server.inject("mesh", "electron.js");
+};
diff --git a/src/kiri/main.js b/src/kiri/main.js
index feddece1..d61eaefe 100644
--- a/src/kiri/main.js
+++ b/src/kiri/main.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ gapp.register("kiri.main", (root, exports) => {
     let inits = parseInt(SDB.getItem('kiri-init') || stats.get('init') || 0) + 1;
     SDB.setItem('kiri-init', inits);
     stats.set('init', inits);
-    stats.set('kiri', kiri.version);
+    stats.set('kiri', kiri.version || gapp.version);
 
     // remove version from url, preserve other settings
     WIN.history.replaceState({},'','/kiri/' + encodeOpt(SETUP) + LOC.hash);