diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 840b9c5e0..2ba77f103 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-/*
- * Pending electron 1.6.x
- * const env = require('url').parse(window.location, true).query;
-*/
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+  console.log('preload');
+  const electron = require('electron')
 
-console.log('preload');
+  window.config = require('url').parse(window.location.toString(), true).query;
 
-window.config = {};
-window.location.search.substring(1).split('&').forEach(function(variable) {
-  var pair = variable.split('=');
-  config[decodeURIComponent(pair[0])] = decodeURIComponent(pair[1]);
-});
+  const ipc = electron.ipcRenderer
+  window.config.locale_json = ipc.sendSync('locale-data');
 
-const ipc = require('electron').ipcRenderer
-window.config.locale_json = ipc.sendSync('locale-data');
+})();