diff --git a/src/main/updater/http.ts b/src/main/updater/http.ts
index 0985a8cf7..b5cb36cd4 100644
--- a/src/main/updater/http.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater/http.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { IpcEvents } from "@shared/IpcEvents";
 import { VENCORD_USER_AGENT } from "@shared/vencordUserAgent";
 import { ipcMain } from "electron";
 import { closeSync, fsyncSync, openSync, writeFileSync as originalWriteFileSync } from "original-fs";
+import { join } from "path";
 
 import gitHash from "~git-hash";
 import gitRemote from "~git-remote";
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ async function applyUpdates() {
     if (!PendingUpdate) return true;
 
     const data = await fetchBuffer(PendingUpdate);
-    originalWriteFileSync(__dirname, data);
+    const asarPath = join(__dirname, ASAR_FILE);
+    originalWriteFileSync(asarPath, data);
 
-    const fd = openSync(__dirname, "r");
+    const fd = openSync(asarPath, "r");
     fsyncSync(fd);
     closeSync(fd);