diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index d02b04321d..0c3852ef1f 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -37,9 +37,18 @@ if (window && window.process && window.process && window.process.type === 'rende
 }
 
 export default class ElectronPlatform extends BasePlatform {
-    setNotificationCount(count: number) {
-        super.setNotificationCount(count);
-        remote.app.setBadgeCount(count);
+    // this sometimes throws because electron is made of fail:
+    // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/7351
+    // For now, let's catch the error, but I suspect it may
+    // continue to fail and we might just have to accept that
+    // electron's remote RPC is a non-starter for now and use IPC
+    try {
+        setNotificationCount(count: number) {
+            super.setNotificationCount(count);
+            remote.app.setBadgeCount(count);
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error("Failed to set notification count", e);
     }
 
     displayNotification(title: string, msg: string, avatarUrl: string): Notification {