diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts b/apps/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts
index 3c982a6f925..ee3ba2b302f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron.vite.config.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			"process.env.NODE_ENV": JSON.stringify(
 				process.env.NODE_ENV || "production",
 			),
+			// API URLs - baked in at build time for main process
+			"process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL": JSON.stringify(
+				process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || "https://api.superset.sh",
+			),
+			"process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_WEB_URL": JSON.stringify(
+				process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_WEB_URL || "https://app.superset.sh",
+			),
+			// OAuth client IDs - baked in at build time for main process
+			"process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID": JSON.stringify(
+				process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,
+			),
+			"process.env.GH_CLIENT_ID": JSON.stringify(process.env.GH_CLIENT_ID),
 		},
 
 		build: {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/env.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/env.main.ts
index 9004408af65..6f8bc42dd94 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/env.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/env.main.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 
 	runtimeEnv: {
 		...process.env,
+		// Explicitly list env vars so Vite can replace them at build time
+		// (spreading process.env only works at runtime, not for bundled apps)
 		NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL,
+		NEXT_PUBLIC_WEB_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_WEB_URL,
+		GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,
+		GH_CLIENT_ID: process.env.GH_CLIENT_ID,
 	},
 	emptyStringAsUndefined: true,