diff --git a/python_rpc/http_downloader.py b/python_rpc/http_downloader.py
index 4a71607c..3d89b2a0 100644
--- a/python_rpc/http_downloader.py
+++ b/python_rpc/http_downloader.py
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ import subprocess
 import json
 
 class HttpDownloader:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.binaries_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))), "binaries")
-        self.hydra_exe = os.path.join(self.binaries_path, "hydra-httpdl.exe")
+    def __init__(self, hydra_httpdl_bin: str):
+        self.hydra_exe = hydra_httpdl_bin
         self.process = None
         self.last_status = None
 
diff --git a/python_rpc/main.py b/python_rpc/main.py
index 915f1670..bc108a33 100644
--- a/python_rpc/main.py
+++ b/python_rpc/main.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ http_port = sys.argv[2]
 rpc_password = sys.argv[3]
 start_download_payload = sys.argv[4]
 start_seeding_payload = sys.argv[5]
+hydra_httpdl_bin = sys.argv[6]
 
 downloads = {}
 # This can be streamed down from Node
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ if start_download_payload:
         except Exception as e:
             print("Error starting torrent download", e)
     else:
-        http_downloader = HttpDownloader()
+        http_downloader = HttpDownloader(hydra_httpdl_bin)
         downloads[initial_download['game_id']] = http_downloader
         try:
             http_downloader.start_download(initial_download['url'], initial_download['save_path'], initial_download.get('header'), initial_download.get("out"))
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ def action():
             if existing_downloader and isinstance(existing_downloader, HttpDownloader):
                 existing_downloader.start_download(url, data['save_path'], data.get('header'), data.get('out'), data.get('allow_multiple_connections', False))
             else:
-                http_downloader = HttpDownloader()
+                http_downloader = HttpDownloader(hydra_httpdl_bin)
                 downloads[game_id] = http_downloader
                 http_downloader.start_download(url, data['save_path'], data.get('header'), data.get('out'), data.get('allow_multiple_connections', False))
         
diff --git a/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts b/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts
index 22e60461..4ffbfd64 100644
--- a/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/python-rpc.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export class PythonRPC {
   public static readonly RPC_PORT = "8084";
   private static readonly RPC_PASSWORD = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString("hex");
 
+  private static readonly binaryPath = app.isPackaged
+    ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, "binaries", "hydra-httpdl.exe")
+    : path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "binaries", "hydra-httpdl.exe");
+
   private static pythonProcess: cp.ChildProcess | null = null;
 
   public static readonly rpc = axios.create({
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ export class PythonRPC {
       this.RPC_PASSWORD,
       initialDownload ? JSON.stringify(initialDownload) : "",
       initialSeeding ? JSON.stringify(initialSeeding) : "",
+      this.binaryPath,
     ];
 
     if (app.isPackaged) {