diff --git a/src/main/ipc_firmware.js b/src/main/ipc_firmware.js
index adc447d66..497877899 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc_firmware.js
+++ b/src/main/ipc_firmware.js
@@ -277,4 +277,8 @@ export const registerFirmwareHandlers = () => {
 
     event.returnValue = buildInfo.version.match(/[^+]*/)[0];
   });
+
+  ipcMain.on("firmware.get-base-directory", (event) => {
+    event.returnValue = getFirmwareBaseDirectory();
+  });
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/screens/FirmwareUpdate.js b/src/renderer/screens/FirmwareUpdate.js
index a6c4fba79..722f5e632 100644
--- a/src/renderer/screens/FirmwareUpdate.js
+++ b/src/renderer/screens/FirmwareUpdate.js
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ const FirmwareUpdate = (props) => {
     const firmwareType = focusDeviceDescriptor.info.firmwareType || "hex";
     const cVendor = vendor.replace("/", ""),
       cProduct = product.replace("/", "");
-    return getFilesystemPathForStaticAsset(
-      path.join(cVendor, cProduct, "default." + firmwareType)
+    return path.join(
+      ipcRenderer.sendSync("firmware.get-base-directory"),
+      cVendor,
+      cProduct,
+      "default." + firmwareType
     );
   };
   const _flash = async (options, steps) => {