diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index e6dfe75f..c243ce82 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ app.on('activate', () => {
     createWindow();
   }
 });
+
+electron.ipcMain.on('renderer-ready', () => {
+  if (!isDev) {
+    const fileToOpen = process.argv[1];
+    if (fileToOpen) mainWindow.webContents.send('file-opened', [fileToOpen]);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/src/renderer.jsx b/src/renderer.jsx
index e2948440..2f4f9646 100644
--- a/src/renderer.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer.jsx
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ class App extends React.Component {
     keyboardJs.bind('e', () => this.cutClick());
     keyboardJs.bind('i', () => this.setCutStart());
     keyboardJs.bind('o', () => this.setCutEnd());
+
+    electron.ipcRenderer.send('renderer-ready');
   }
 
   onPlay(playing) {