diff --git a/ui/desktop/app/services/ipc.js b/ui/desktop/app/services/ipc.js
index 8173c1b8b..4c0cca671 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/app/services/ipc.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/app/services/ipc.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import Service from '@ember/service';
 import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
 import { Promise } from 'rsvp';
-import config from '../config/environment';
 
 /**
  * An IPC request is a promise-like object that issues a request via
@@ -54,12 +53,11 @@ export class IPCRequest {
    * @param {string} method
    * @param {object} payload
    * @param {Window} window - A reference to the window object
-   * @param {?string} origin
    */
-  constructor(method, payload, window, origin = config.ipc.defaultOrigin) {
+  constructor(method, payload, window) {
     this.method = method;
     this.payload = payload;
-    this.origin = origin;
+    this.origin = window?.location?.origin;
     this.#channel = new MessageChannel();
     this.#promise = new Promise((resolve /*, reject*/) => {
       this.#channel.port1.onmessage = (event) => {
@@ -141,10 +139,9 @@ export default class IpcService extends Service {
    * Creates a new IPC request and returns it.
    * @param {string} method
    * @param {object} payload
-   * @param {object} origin
    * @return {IPCRequest}
    */
-  invoke(method, payload, origin) {
-    return new IPCRequest(method, payload, this.window, origin);
+  invoke(method, payload) {
+    return new IPCRequest(method, payload, this.window);
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/config/environment.js b/ui/desktop/config/environment.js
index 993d18e9b..e358c0cac 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/config/environment.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/config/environment.js
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ module.exports = function (environment) {
       namespace: 'v1',
     },
 
-    ipc: {
-      defaultOrigin: process.env.EMBER_CLI_ELECTRON
-        ? 'serve://boundary'
-        : 'http://localhost:4200',
-    },
-
     appName: APP_NAME,
   };
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/preload.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/preload.js
index 8c9757b0d..c4b698a01 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/preload.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/preload.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron');
-const emberAppOrigin = 'serve://boundary';
+// Messages must originate from this origin
+const emberAppOrigin = window.location.origin;
 
 process.once('loaded', () => {