diff --git a/script/build-app b/script/build-app
index bff6415c..557e6c51 100755
--- a/script/build-app
+++ b/script/build-app
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fi
 export BASE_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../" && pwd )"
 export OS_NAME=$(node -e "console.log(os.platform())")
 export OS_ARCH=$(node -e "console.log(os.arch())")
+export ELECTRON_VERSION=${ELECTRON_VERSION:-1.8.2}
 
 if [ ! -f $BASE_PATH/script/build-app-$OS_NAME ]; then
   echo "$OS_NAME is not currently supported." >&2
diff --git a/script/build-app-darwin b/script/build-app-darwin
index 5b81b14c..384c8633 100755
--- a/script/build-app-darwin
+++ b/script/build-app-darwin
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cleanup_macos() {
 
 trap cleanup_macos EXIT
 
-ELECTRON_VERSION=${ELECTRON_VERSION:-1.6.14}
 BIN_PATH=build/app/Beehive-$OS_NAME-$OS_ARCH/Beehive.app/Contents/MacOS
 RES_PATH=build/app/Beehive-$OS_NAME-$OS_ARCH/Beehive.app/Contents/Resources
 icns_file=$($BASE_PATH/script/build-icns)
diff --git a/script/build-app-linux b/script/build-app-linux
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..91a9235a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/build-app-linux
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+cleanup_linux() {
+  true
+}
+
+trap cleanup_linux EXIT
+
+nativefier -e $ELECTRON_VERSION --name Beehive http://localhost:8181 build/app
+mkdir -p build/app
+cp beehive build/app
+chmod +x build/app/beehive