diff --git a/public/app/listeners/getDeveloperMode.js b/public/app/listeners/getDeveloperMode.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b9cfddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/listeners/getDeveloperMode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const { DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_MODE } = require('../config/config');
+const { GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL } = require('../config/channels');
+const logger = require('../../app/logger');
+const { ERROR_GENERAL } = require('../config/errors');
+
+const getDeveloperMode = (mainWindow, db) => async () => {
+  try {
+    const developerMode =
+      db.get('user.developerMode').value() || DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_MODE;
+    mainWindow.webContents.send(GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, developerMode);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.error(e);
+    mainWindow.webContents.send(GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, ERROR_GENERAL);
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = getDeveloperMode;
diff --git a/public/app/listeners/index.js b/public/app/listeners/index.js
index a4d2ea57..6af43096 100644
--- a/public/app/listeners/index.js
+++ b/public/app/listeners/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const showLoadSpacePrompt = require('./showLoadSpacePrompt');
 const showExportSpacePrompt = require('./showExportSpacePrompt');
 const showDeleteSpacePrompt = require('./showDeleteSpacePrompt');
 const getUserFolder = require('./getUserFolder');
+const getDeveloperMode = require('./getDeveloperMode');
 
 module.exports = {
   loadSpace,
@@ -27,5 +28,6 @@ module.exports = {
   showLoadSpacePrompt,
   showExportSpacePrompt,
   showDeleteSpacePrompt,
-  getUserFolder
+  getUserFolder,
+  getDeveloperMode,
 };
diff --git a/public/electron.js b/public/electron.js
index 3815961b..603ff93f 100644
--- a/public/electron.js
+++ b/public/electron.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const {
   ICON_PATH,
   PRODUCT_NAME,
   DEFAULT_LANG,
-  DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_MODE,
   escapeEscapeCharacter,
 } = require('./app/config/config');
 const {
@@ -66,7 +65,8 @@ const {
   showDeleteSpacePrompt,
   getGeolocationEnabled,
   setGeolocationEnabled,
-  getUserFolder
+  getUserFolder,
+  getDeveloperMode,
 } = require('./app/listeners');
 const isMac = require('./app/utils/isMac');
 
@@ -347,16 +347,7 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
   });
 
   // called when getting developer mode
-  ipcMain.on(GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, () => {
-    try {
-      const developerMode =
-        db.get('user.developerMode').value() || DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_MODE;
-      mainWindow.webContents.send(GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, developerMode);
-    } catch (e) {
-      logger.error(e);
-      mainWindow.webContents.send(GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, ERROR_GENERAL);
-    }
-  });
+  ipcMain.on(GET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, getDeveloperMode(mainWindow, db));
 
   // called when setting developer mode
   ipcMain.on(SET_DEVELOPER_MODE_CHANNEL, (event, developerMode) => {