diff --git a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/epg.events.ts b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/epg.events.ts
index 3f13fa26e..554e3e0c0 100644
--- a/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/epg.events.ts
+++ b/apps/electron-backend/src/app/events/epg.events.ts
@@ -97,12 +97,17 @@ export default class EpgEvents {
         }
 
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            const workerPath = path.join(
+            let workerPath = path.join(
                 __dirname,
                 'workers',
                 'epg-parser.worker.js'
             );
 
+            // Handle asar unpacked files in production
+            if (workerPath.includes('app.asar')) {
+                workerPath = workerPath.replace('app.asar', 'app.asar.unpacked');
+            }
+
             console.log(this.loggerLabel, 'Creating worker for:', url);
             console.log(this.loggerLabel, 'Worker path:', workerPath);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f80c824d2..c70d7b87c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
         "appId": "com.fourgray.iptvnator",
         "productName": "IPTVnator",
         "artifactName": "${name}-${version}-${os}-${arch}.${ext}",
+        "asarUnpack": [
+            "**/workers/**"
+        ],
         "mac": {
             "target": {
                 "target": "dmg",