diff -ru a/src/backend/constants/paths.ts b/src/backend/constants/paths.ts
--- a/src/backend/constants/paths.ts	2026-09-17 23:01:07.478441513 +0100
+++ b/src/backend/constants/paths.ts	2026-09-17 23:01:07.495160587 +0100
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@
 export const sharedWinePrefix = join(defaultWinePrefixDir, 'shared')
 export const defaultWinePrefix = join(defaultWinePrefixDir, 'default')
 
-export const publicDir = resolve(
-  __dirname,
-  '..',
-  app.isPackaged || process.env.CI === 'e2e' ? '' : '../public'
-)
+export const publicDir = resolve(__dirname, '..')
 
 // Built preload scripts live next to the main process bundle
 // (`build/preload/`). The webview preload is built from
diff -ru a/src/backend/main.ts b/src/backend/main.ts
--- a/src/backend/main.ts	2026-09-17 23:01:07.480067072 +0100
+++ b/src/backend/main.ts	2026-09-17 23:01:07.495418593 +0100
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 
   // Changelog links workaround
   mainWindow.webContents.on('will-navigate', (event, url) => {
-    const pattern = app.isPackaged ? publicDir : 'localhost:5173'
+    const pattern = publicDir
     if (!url.match(pattern)) {
       event.preventDefault()
       openUrlOrFile(url)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
   })
 
   mainWindow.webContents.setWindowOpenHandler((details) => {
-    const pattern = app.isPackaged ? publicDir : 'localhost:5173'
+    const pattern = publicDir
     return { action: !details.url.match(pattern) ? 'allow' : 'deny' }
   })