diff --git a/packages/plugin-electron-device/device.js b/packages/plugin-electron-device/device.js
index 3b0679692e..e83e8c4efc 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-electron-device/device.js
+++ b/packages/plugin-electron-device/device.js
@@ -45,49 +45,53 @@ module.exports = (app, screen, process, filestore, NativeClient, powerMonitorPro
       }
     })
 
-    powerMonitorPromise.then(powerMonitor => {
+    let powerMonitor = { getSystemIdleTime: () => 'nope' }
+
+    powerMonitorPromise.then(pm => {
       client.addMetadata('device', {
         // the value for 'idleThreshold' doesn't matter here because it is ignored
         // if the system is locked and that's the only state we care about
-        isLocked: powerMonitor.getSystemIdleState(1) === 'locked',
+        isLocked: pm.getSystemIdleState(1) === 'locked',
         // note: this is only available from Electron 12, earlier versions cannot
         // read the battery state without 'on-ac'/'on-battery' events
-        usingBattery: powerMonitor.onBatteryPower
+        usingBattery: pm.onBatteryPower
       })
 
-      powerMonitor.on('on-ac', () => {
+      pm.on('on-ac', () => {
         client.addMetadata('device', { usingBattery: false })
       })
 
-      powerMonitor.on('on-battery', () => {
+      pm.on('on-battery', () => {
         client.addMetadata('device', { usingBattery: true })
       })
 
-      powerMonitor.on('unlock-screen', () => {
+      pm.on('unlock-screen', () => {
         client.addMetadata('device', { isLocked: false })
       })
 
-      powerMonitor.on('lock-screen', () => {
+      pm.on('lock-screen', () => {
         client.addMetadata('device', { isLocked: true })
       })
 
-      client.addOnError(event => {
-        event.device = Object.assign(
-          {},
-          event.device,
-          device,
-          {
-            freeMemory: kibibytesToBytes(process.getSystemMemoryInfo().free),
-            time: new Date()
-          }
-        )
-
-        event.addMetadata('device', { idleTime: powerMonitor.getSystemIdleTime() })
-
-        setDefaultUserId(event)
-      }, true)
+      powerMonitor = pm
     })
 
+    client.addOnError(event => {
+      event.device = Object.assign(
+        {},
+        event.device,
+        device,
+        {
+          freeMemory: kibibytesToBytes(process.getSystemMemoryInfo().free),
+          time: new Date()
+        }
+      )
+
+      event.addMetadata('device', { idleTime: powerMonitor.getSystemIdleTime() })
+
+      setDefaultUserId(event)
+    }, true)
+
     app.whenReady().then(() => {
       // on windows, app.getLocale won't return the locale until the app is ready
       const locale = app.getLocale()