diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
index 346b0d396ad..373cd7de7fc 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { initBackend as initSQLBackend } from 'absurd-sql/dist/indexeddb-main-th
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
 import { registerSW } from 'virtual:pwa-register';
 
-import { send } from 'loot-core/platform/client/fetch';
 import * as Platform from 'loot-core/src/client/platform';
 
 import packageJson from '../package.json';
@@ -122,10 +121,9 @@ global.Actual = {
           reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
           reader.onload = async function (ev) {
             const filepath = `/uploads/${filename}`;
-            send('upload-file-web', {
-              filename,
-              contents: ev.target.result,
-            }).then(() => resolve([filepath]));
+            window.__actionsForMenu
+              .uploadFile(filename, ev.target.result)
+              .then(() => resolve([filepath]));
           };
           reader.onerror = function () {
             alert('Error reading file');
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/manager/ConfirmChangeDocumentDir.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/manager/ConfirmChangeDocumentDir.tsx
index 87f930acca4..c3c303dc039 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/manager/ConfirmChangeDocumentDir.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/manager/ConfirmChangeDocumentDir.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export function ConfirmChangeDocumentDirModal({
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
   const restartElectronServer = useCallback(() => {
-    window.Actual.restartElectronServer();
+    globalThis.window.Actual.restartElectronServer();
   }, []);
 
   const [_documentDir, setDocumentDirPref] = useGlobalPref(
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function ConfirmChangeDocumentDirModal({
     setLoading(true);
     try {
       if (moveFiles) {
-        await window.Actual.moveBudgetDirectory(
+        await globalThis.window.Actual.moveBudgetDirectory(
           currentBudgetDirectory,
           newDirectory,
         );
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/index.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/index.tsx
index a06cb0ecf82..0ebe143d9cb 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/index.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ async function appFocused() {
   await send('app-focused');
 }
 
+async function uploadFile(filename: string, contents: ArrayBuffer) {
+  send('upload-file-web', {
+    filename,
+    contents,
+  });
+}
+
 function inputFocused() {
   return (
     window.document.activeElement.tagName === 'INPUT' ||
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ window.__actionsForMenu = {
   redo,
   appFocused,
   inputFocused,
+  uploadFile,
 };
 
 // Expose send for fun!
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ declare global {
       redo: typeof redo;
       appFocused: typeof appFocused;
       inputFocused: typeof inputFocused;
+      uploadFile: typeof uploadFile;
     };
 
     $send: typeof send;