From 41f783d504662b0dca3c184d63358d5b0455ebe5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arjun <6592213+arkml@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 22:06:19 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] dev instance skips lock

---
 apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts b/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts
index 8bb93db5..ab026fff 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (started) app.quit();
 
 // Single-instance lock: route a second launch (e.g. clicking a rowboat:// link)
 // back into the existing process via the 'second-instance' event.
-if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
+if (app.isPackaged && !app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
   console.error('[Main] Another Rowboat instance is already running; exiting this process.');
   app.quit();
   process.exit(0);