diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 73a812ce..b03c1b66 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ cache:
 environment:
   global:
     ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE: true
+    npm_config_disturl: https://atom.io/download/atom-shell
+    npm_config_runtime: electron
+    npm_config_target: 0.37.6
+    npm_config_arch: x64
   matrix:
     - nodejs_version: 5