diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 19286099..ee0db6c0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@colanode/core": "*",
     "@colanode/ui": "*",
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.10.0",
+    "bufferutil": "^4.0.9",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
     "update-electron-app": "^3.1.1",
     "utf-8-validate": "^6.0.5",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 98e692bd..65e30276 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         "@colanode/core": "*",
         "@colanode/ui": "*",
         "better-sqlite3": "^11.10.0",
+        "bufferutil": "^4.0.9",
         "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
         "update-electron-app": "^3.1.1",
         "utf-8-validate": "^6.0.5",
@@ -11315,8 +11316,6 @@
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       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "optional": true,
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "node-gyp-build": "^4.3.0"
       },