diff --git a/src/browser.js b/src/browser.js
index 0ffca63efc..8795c2ddc9 100644
--- a/src/browser.js
+++ b/src/browser.js
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ import os from 'os';
 import path from 'path';
 import child_process from 'child_process';
 
+var isWin = process.platform === 'win32';
+
 process.env.NODE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'node_modules');
 process.env.RESOURCES_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '/../resources');
-process.env.PATH = '/usr/local/bin:' + process.env.PATH;
+if (!isWin) {
+  process.env.PATH = '/usr/local/bin:' + process.env.PATH;
+}
 
 var size = {}, settingsjson = {};
 try {
-  size = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(process.env[(process.platform === 'win32') ? 'USERPROFILE' : 'HOME'], 'Library', 'Application\ Support', 'Kitematic', 'size')));
+  size = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(process.env[isWin ? 'USERPROFILE' : 'HOME'], 'Library', 'Application\ Support', 'Kitematic', 'size')));
 } catch (err) {}
 try {
   settingsjson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'settings.json'), 'utf8'));