--- a/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/versioning.js
+++ b/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/versioning.js
@@ -80,7 +80,14 @@ function get_runtime_abi(runtime, target_version) {
     if (runtime === 'node-webkit') {
         return get_node_webkit_abi(runtime, target_version || process.versions['node-webkit']);
     } else if (runtime === 'electron') {
-        return get_electron_abi(runtime, target_version || process.versions.electron);
+        var electron_version = target_version || process.versions.electron;
+        if (!electron_version) {
+            // TODO PR something to electron to pass in the version number for forks
+            // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/9058
+            try { electron_version = require('electron/package.json').version; }
+            catch (_) { electron_version = '3.1.3'; }
+        }
+        return get_electron_abi(runtime, electron_version);
     } else {
         if (runtime != 'node') {
             throw new Error("Unknown Runtime: '" + runtime + "'");
@@ -263,7 +270,8 @@ function get_process_runtime(versions) {
     var runtime = 'node';
     if (versions['node-webkit']) {
         runtime = 'node-webkit';
-    } else if (versions.electron) {
+    } else if (versions.electron || process.env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE) {
+        // Running in electron or a childProcess.fork of electron
         runtime = 'electron';
     }
     return runtime;