diff --git a/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c b/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c
index 9f087490..a4236cd7 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c
+++ b/desktop_version/src/DiscordNetwork.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int32_t DISCORD_init(void)
 
     struct DiscordCreateParams params;
     params.client_id = DISCORD_CLIENT_ID;
-    params.flags = DiscordCreateFlags_Default;
+    params.flags = DiscordCreateFlags_NoRequireDiscord;
 
     if(!DiscordCreate(DISCORD_VERSION, &params, &app.core))
     {