diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/app.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/app.tsx
index e230e9e..dc0c94c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/app.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import { SnackbarProvider } from 'notistack';
 import { NirvanaTheme } from './mui/NirvanaTheme';
 import { ElectronProvider } from './providers/ElectronProvider';
 import { AuthProvider } from './providers/AuthProvider';
+import realmApp from './realm/connect';
+
+realmApp;
 
 const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root') as HTMLElement);
 root.render(
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
index 5546f49..7dce560 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const createWindow = (): void => {
     webPreferences: {
       preload: MAIN_WINDOW_PRELOAD_WEBPACK_ENTRY,
       nodeIntegration: true,
-      contextIsolation: false,
     },
     // titleBarStyle: "hiddenInset",
     frame: false,
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
index dec9558..e5262d0 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Button, Container } from '@mui/material';
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import Realm from 'realm';
-import realmApp from '../realm/connect';
 
 import { FcGoogle } from 'react-icons/fc';
 import { blueGrey } from '@mui/material/colors';
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ export const AuthProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
   useEffect(() => {
     window.electronAPI.once(Channels.GOOGLE_AUTH_TOKENS, async (tokens: any) => {
       console.log('got tokens', tokens);
-      //   const credentials = Realm.Credentials.google(tokens);
+
       //   realmApp.logIn(credentials).then((user) => alert(`Logged in with id: ${user.id}`));
     });
   }, []);
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/realm/connect.ts b/packages/desktop/src/realm/connect.ts
index cfda586..6b03086 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/realm/connect.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/realm/connect.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ import Realm from 'realm';
 
 const id = 'nirvana-ouauo';
 
-const config = {
-  id,
-};
+const realmApp = new Realm.App({ id });
 
-const realmApp = new Realm.App(config);
+async function run() {
+  const config = {
+    id,
+  };
+}
+
+run().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('Failed to open realm:', err);
+});
 
 export default realmApp;