diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 2cdbaee..6127e1f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ let mainWindow;
 let loadingWindow;
 let appCloseWindow;
 let closeAppAfterLoading = false;
+const _zcashParamsExist = shepherd.zcashParamsExist();
 
 module.exports = guiapp;
 let iguanaIcon;
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 				mainWindow.appBasicInfo = appBasicInfo;
 				mainWindow.appSessionHash = appSessionHash;
 				mainWindow.assetChainPorts = require('./routes/ports.js');
-				mainWindow.zcashParamsExist = shepherd.zcashParamsExist();
+				mainWindow.zcashParamsExist = _zcashParamsExist;
 				mainWindow.iguanaIcon = iguanaIcon;
 
 				if (appConfig.dev) {
diff --git a/routes/shepherd.js b/routes/shepherd.js
index 28b77d0..8cfc63d 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd.js
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ shepherd.killRogueProcess = function(processName) {
 }
 
 shepherd.zcashParamsExist = function() {
-  if (fs.existsSync(zcashParamsDir) &&
-      fs.existsSync(`${zcashParamsDir}/sprout-proving.key`) &&
-      fs.existsSync(`${zcashParamsDir}/sprout-verifying.key`)) {
+  if (_fs.existsSync(zcashParamsDir) &&
+      _fs.existsSync(`${zcashParamsDir}/sprout-proving.key`) &&
+      _fs.existsSync(`${zcashParamsDir}/sprout-verifying.key`)) {
     console.log('zcashparams exist');
     return true;
   }