diff --git a/shared/logger/index.tsx b/shared/logger/index.tsx
index 074a79483655..2ec57274e58e 100644
--- a/shared/logger/index.tsx
+++ b/shared/logger/index.tsx
@@ -109,8 +109,13 @@ class AggregateLoggerImpl {
 
   sendLogsToService = async (lines: Array<LogLineWithLevelISOTimestamp>) => {
     if (!isMobile) {
-      // don't want main node thread making these calls
+      // don't want main node thread making these calls — the node engine's
+      // NativeTransport forwards responses to the renderer without processing
+      // them locally, so RPCs sent from node never get responses.
       try {
+        if (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.type !== 'renderer') {
+          return await Promise.resolve()
+        }
         const {hasEngine} = require('../engine/require') as {hasEngine: typeof HasEngineType}
         if (!hasEngine()) {
           return await Promise.resolve()