diff --git a/desktop/electron-builder.yml b/desktop/electron-builder.yml
index 53a7aacc..ccc81163 100644
--- a/desktop/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/desktop/electron-builder.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 appId: re.workadventu.desktop
-productName: "WorkAdventure desktop"
 
 files:
-    - "build/**/*"
+    - "dist/**/*"
     - "assets/**/*"
     - "local-app/**/*"
 
+directories:
+    output: ./build
+
 dmg:
     icon: false
 
 linux:
     category: "TODO;TODO"
     packageCategory: "TODO;TODO"
-    maintainer: "thecodingmachine"
     icon: "assets/icons/logo.icns"
-    description: "Desktop app for WorkAdventure"
     target:
         - AppImage
     artifactName: "${productName}-${version}-${arch}.${ext}"
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index eb7e3bed..5b501f49 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
     "name": "workadventure-desktop",
     "version": "1.0.0",
-    "description": "",
-    "main": "build/main.js",
+    "description": "Desktop application for WorkAdventure",
+    "author": "thecodingmachine",
+    "main": "dist/main.js",
     "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.txt",
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "tsup-node -d build ./src/main.ts ./src/preload-local-app/preload.ts ./src/preload-app/preload.ts",
-        "dev": "yarn build --watch --onSuccess 'yarn electron build/main.js'",
+        "build": "tsup-node ./src/main.ts ./src/preload-local-app/preload.ts ./src/preload-app/preload.ts",
+        "dev": "yarn build --watch --onSuccess 'yarn electron dist/main.js'",
         "bundle": "electron-builder install-app-deps && electron-builder",
         "release": "yarn bundle",
         "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
diff --git a/desktop/src/app.ts b/desktop/src/app.ts
index 39a4fb97..918905bb 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/app.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { createTray } from "./tray";
 import autoUpdater from "./auto-updater";
 import updateAutoLaunch from "./update-auto-launch";
 import ipc, { emitMutedKeyPress } from "./ipc";
+import settings from "./settings";
+import { setLogLevel } from "./log";
 
 function init() {
     const appLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
@@ -32,7 +34,12 @@ function init() {
     });
 
     // This method will be called when Electron has finished loading
-    app.on("ready", () => {
+    app.on("ready", async () => {
+        await settings.init();
+
+        const logLevel = settings.get("log_level");
+        setLogLevel(logLevel || "info");
+
         autoUpdater.init();
 
         // enable auto launch
diff --git a/desktop/src/ipc.ts b/desktop/src/ipc.ts
index 6641f59e..ff993757 100644
--- a/desktop/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/ipc.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default () => {
             ]);
         }
 
-        return settings.get("servers", []);
+        return settings.get("servers") || [];
     });
 
     ipcMain.handle("local-app:selectServer", (event, serverId: string) => {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default () => {
             throw new Error("App view not found");
         }
 
-        const servers = settings.get("servers", []);
+        const servers = settings.get("servers") || [];
         const selectedServer = servers.find((s) => s._id === serverId);
 
         if (!selectedServer) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default () => {
     });
 
     ipcMain.handle("local-app:addServer", (event, serverName: string, serverUrl: string) => {
-        const servers = settings.get("servers", []);
+        const servers = settings.get("servers") || [];
         servers.push({
             _id: `${servers.length + 1}`,
             name: serverName,
diff --git a/desktop/src/log.ts b/desktop/src/log.ts
index 4da9f8ca..2c9d6e6c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/log.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/log.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import { dialog, shell } from "electron";
+import ElectronLog from "electron-log";
 import log from "electron-log";
 
-import settings from "./settings";
-
 function onError(e: Error) {
     try {
         log.error(e);
 
         dialog.showErrorBox("WorkAdventure - A JavaScript error occurred", e.stack || "");
     } catch (logError) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
         console.error(e);
     }
 }
@@ -35,11 +33,6 @@ function onRejection(reason: Error) {
 }
 
 function init() {
-    const logLevel = settings.get("log_level", "info");
-    log.transports.console.level = logLevel;
-    log.transports.file.level = logLevel;
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.log = log.log.bind(log);
 
     process.on("uncaughtException", onError);
@@ -51,6 +44,11 @@ export async function openLog() {
     await shell.openPath(logFilePath);
 }
 
+export function setLogLevel(logLevel: ElectronLog.LogLevel) {
+    log.transports.console.level = logLevel;
+    log.transports.file.level = logLevel;
+}
+
 export default {
     init,
 };
diff --git a/desktop/src/main.ts b/desktop/src/main.ts
index eea55629..6d4bcb6a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 import app from "./app";
 import log from "./log";
-import settings from "./settings";
 
-async function start() {
-    await settings.init();
-    log.init();
-}
-
-start();
+log.init();
 app.init();
diff --git a/desktop/src/settings.ts b/desktop/src/settings.ts
index e8e7197b..592f159f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/settings.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/settings.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ async function init() {
     settings = (await Settings.get()) as SettingsData;
 }
 
-function get<T extends keyof SettingsData>(key: T, fallback?: SettingsData[T]): SettingsData[T] {
-    if (settings === null) {
+function get<T extends keyof SettingsData>(key: T): SettingsData[T] | undefined {
+    if (settings === undefined) {
         throw new Error("Settings not initialized");
     }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function get<T extends keyof SettingsData>(key: T, fallback?: SettingsData[T]):
 }
 
 export function set<T extends keyof SettingsData>(key: T, value: SettingsData[T]) {
-    if (settings === null) {
+    if (settings === undefined) {
         throw new Error("Settings not initialized");
     }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/tray.ts b/desktop/src/tray.ts
index 1ac4597e..9205ee85 100644
--- a/desktop/src/tray.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/tray.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { app, Tray, Menu } from "electron";
-import * as path from "path";
+import path from "path";
 import { showAboutWindow } from "electron-util";
 
 import * as autoUpdater from "./auto-updater";
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function createTray() {
             label: "About",
             click() {
                 showAboutWindow({
-                    icon: path.join(__dirname, "..", "assets", "icons", "logo.png"),
+                    icon: path.join(assetsDirectory, "icons", "logo.png"),
                     copyright: "Copyright © WorkAdventure",
                 });
             },
diff --git a/desktop/src/update-auto-launch.ts b/desktop/src/update-auto-launch.ts
index 5c85f997..678463f4 100644
--- a/desktop/src/update-auto-launch.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/update-auto-launch.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import AutoLaunch from "auto-launch";
-import * as isDev from "electron-is-dev";
+import isDev from "electron-is-dev";
 import { app } from "electron";
 
 import settings from "./settings";
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default async () => {
     let isAutoLaunchEnabled = settings.get("auto_launch_enabled");
 
     // set default to enabled
-    if (isAutoLaunchEnabled === null) {
+    if (isAutoLaunchEnabled === undefined) {
         settings.set("auto_launch_enabled", true);
         isAutoLaunchEnabled = true;
     }
diff --git a/desktop/src/window.ts b/desktop/src/window.ts
index cd586123..429a314b 100644
--- a/desktop/src/window.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/window.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function createWindow() {
         autoHideMenuBar: true,
         show: false,
         webPreferences: {
-            preload: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "build", "preload-local-app", "preload.js"),
+            preload: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "dist", "preload-local-app", "preload.js"),
         },
     });
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function createWindow() {
 
     appView = new BrowserView({
         webPreferences: {
-            preload: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "build", "preload-app", "preload.js"),
+            preload: path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "dist", "preload-app", "preload.js"),
         },
     });
     appView.setBounds({
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function createWindow() {
             //     mode: "detach",
             // });
             mainWindow?.show();
-            mainWindow?.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
+            // mainWindow?.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: "detach" });
         })();
     });
 
diff --git a/desktop/tsconfig.json b/desktop/tsconfig.json
index 2c73c49c..78248218 100644
--- a/desktop/tsconfig.json
+++ b/desktop/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     // "declarationMap": true,                /* Generates a sourcemap for each corresponding '.d.ts' file. */
     "sourceMap": true,                     /* Generates corresponding '.map' file. */
     // "outFile": "./",                       /* Concatenate and emit output to single file. */
-    "outDir": "./build",                        /* Redirect output structure to the directory. */
+    "outDir": "./dist",                        /* Redirect output structure to the directory. */
     // "rootDir": "./",                       /* Specify the root directory of input files. Use to control the output directory structure with --outDir. */
     // "composite": true,                     /* Enable project compilation */
     // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",               /* Specify file to store incremental compilation information */