diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 9d6a52cc..60e536b6 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ function init() {
     // In the Flatpak on SteamOS the theme is detected as light, but SteamOS only has a dark mode, so we just override it
     if (isDeckGameMode) nativeTheme.themeSource = "dark";
 
-    app.on("second-instance", (_event, _cmdLine, _cwd, data: any) => {
-        if (data.IS_DEV) app.quit();
+    app.on("second-instance", (_event, cmdLine, _cwd, data: any) => {
+        const keybindIndex = cmdLine.indexOf("--keybind");
+
+        if (keybindIndex !== -1) {
+            mainWin.webContents.executeJavaScript(`Vesktop.keybindCallbacks[${cmdLine[keybindIndex + 1]}](false)`);
+        } else if (data.IS_DEV) app.quit();
         else if (mainWin) {
             if (mainWin.isMinimized()) mainWin.restore();
             if (!mainWin.isVisible()) mainWin.show();
@@ -72,15 +76,24 @@ function init() {
 }
 
 if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock({ IS_DEV })) {
-    if (IS_DEV) {
-        console.log("Vesktop is already running. Quitting previous instance...");
-        init();
-    } else {
-        console.log("Vesktop is already running. Quitting...");
+    if (process.argv.includes("--keybind")) {
         app.quit();
+    } else {
+        if (IS_DEV) {
+            console.log("Vesktop is already running. Quitting previous instance...");
+            init();
+        } else {
+            console.log("Vesktop is already running. Quitting...");
+            app.quit();
+        }
     }
 } else {
-    init();
+    if (process.argv.includes("--keybind")) {
+        console.error("No instances running! cannot issue a keybind!");
+        app.quit();
+    } else {
+        init();
+    }
 }
 
 async function bootstrap() {
diff --git a/src/main/ipc.ts b/src/main/ipc.ts
index 71dd5120..fb6dd447 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,7 @@
 if (process.platform === "linux") import("./venmic");
 
 import { execFile } from "child_process";
-import {
-    app,
-    BrowserWindow,
-    clipboard,
-    dialog,
-    globalShortcut,
-    nativeImage,
-    RelaunchOptions,
-    session,
-    shell
-} from "electron";
+import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, dialog, nativeImage, RelaunchOptions, session, shell } from "electron";
 import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, watch } from "fs";
 import { open, readFile } from "fs/promises";
 import { release } from "os";
@@ -143,15 +133,11 @@ handle(IpcEvents.CLIPBOARD_COPY_IMAGE, async (_, buf: ArrayBuffer, src: string)
 const registered_keybinds = {};
 
 handle(IpcEvents.KEYBIND_REGISTER, (_, id: number, shortcut: string, options: any) => {
-    globalShortcut.register(shortcut, () => {
-        // false here implies `keyup`
-        // electron's global shortcut system doesn't really register keyup or down as far as i can tell
-        mainWin.webContents.executeJavaScript(`Vesktop.keybindCallbacks[${id}](false)`);
-    });
     registered_keybinds[id] = shortcut;
+    console.log(registered_keybinds);
 });
 handle(IpcEvents.KEYBIND_UNREGISTER, (_, id: number) => {
-    globalShortcut.unregister(registered_keybinds[id]);
+    delete registered_keybinds[id];
 });
 
 function readCss() {
diff --git a/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
index 01af5cba..ba69f0d5 100644
--- a/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
+++ b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ export const VesktopNative = {
     keybind: {
         register: (id: number, shortcut: string, options: any) =>
             invoke<void>(IpcEvents.KEYBIND_REGISTER, id, shortcut),
-        uregister: (id: number) => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.KEYBIND_UNREGISTER, id)
+        unregister: (id: number) => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.KEYBIND_UNREGISTER, id)
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/patches/keybinds.ts b/src/renderer/patches/keybinds.ts
index d159b57d..717113b7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/patches/keybinds.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/patches/keybinds.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ addPatch({
     },
     unregisterKeybind: function (id) {
         delete keybindCallbacks[id];
-        VesktopNative.keybind.uregister(id);
+        VesktopNative.keybind.unregister(id);
     }
 });