diff --git a/src/backend/main.ts b/src/backend/main.ts
index 6d5f2deef5..464301fc94 100644
--- a/src/backend/main.ts
+++ b/src/backend/main.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import {
   DiskSpaceData,
   StatusPromise,
   GamepadInputEvent,
-  WineCommandArgs,
-  ExecResult,
   Runner
 } from 'common/types'
 import * as path from 'path'
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ import { GOGUser } from './storeManagers/gog/user'
 import { NileUser } from './storeManagers/nile/user'
 import {
   clearCache,
-  execAsync,
   isEpicServiceOffline,
   handleExit,
   openUrlOrFile,
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ import {
 } from './logger/logger'
 import { gameInfoStore } from 'backend/storeManagers/legendary/electronStores'
 import { getFonts } from 'font-list'
-import { prepareWineLaunch, runWineCommand } from './launcher'
+import { runWineCommand } from './launcher'
 import shlex from 'shlex'
 import { initQueue } from './downloadmanager/downloadqueue'
 import {
@@ -591,31 +588,6 @@ ipcMain.on('removeFolder', async (e, [path, folderName]) => {
   removeFolder(path, folderName)
 })
 
-export async function runWineCommandOnGame(
-  runner: Runner,
-  appName: string,
-  { commandParts, wait = false, protonVerb, startFolder }: WineCommandArgs
-): Promise<ExecResult> {
-  if (gameManagerMap[runner].isNative(appName)) {
-    logError('runWineCommand called on native game!', LogPrefix.Gog)
-    return { stdout: '', stderr: '' }
-  }
-  const { folder_name, install } = gameManagerMap[runner].getGameInfo(appName)
-  const gameSettings = await gameManagerMap[runner].getSettings(appName)
-
-  await prepareWineLaunch(runner, appName)
-
-  return runWineCommand({
-    gameSettings,
-    installFolderName: folder_name,
-    gameInstallPath: install.install_path,
-    commandParts,
-    wait,
-    protonVerb,
-    startFolder
-  })
-}
-
 ipcMain.handle('runWineCommand', async (e, args) => runWineCommand(args))
 
 /// IPC handlers begin here.
@@ -1548,22 +1520,6 @@ ipcMain.handle('getFonts', async (event, reload) => {
   return cachedFonts
 })
 
-ipcMain.handle(
-  'runWineCommandForGame',
-  async (event, { appName, commandParts, runner }) => {
-    if (isWindows) {
-      return execAsync(commandParts.join(' '))
-    }
-
-    // FIXME: Why are we using `runinprefix` here?
-    return runWineCommandOnGame(runner, appName, {
-      commandParts,
-      wait: false,
-      protonVerb: 'runinprefix'
-    })
-  }
-)
-
 ipcMain.handle('getShellPath', async (event, path) => getShellPath(path))
 
 ipcMain.handle('clipboardReadText', () => clipboard.readText())
diff --git a/src/backend/tools.ts b/src/backend/tools.ts
index 74ace36c43..213a9e67ae 100644
--- a/src/backend/tools.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tools.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GameSettings, Runner } from 'common/types'
+import { ExecResult, GameSettings, Runner, WineCommandArgs } from 'common/types'
 import axios from 'axios'
 import {
   existsSync,
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import path, { dirname, join } from 'path'
 import { isOnline } from './online_monitor'
 import { showDialogBoxModalAuto } from './dialog/dialog'
 import {
+  prepareWineLaunch,
   runWineCommand,
   setupEnvVars,
   setupWineEnvVars,
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ import {
 import { lt as semverLt } from 'semver'
 import { gameManagerMap } from './storeManagers'
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
-import { runWineCommandOnGame } from './main'
 import { sendFrontendMessage } from './main_window'
 
 export const DXVK = {
@@ -706,6 +706,47 @@ function getVkd3dUrl(): string {
   return 'https://api.github.com/repos/Heroic-Games-Launcher/vkd3d-proton/releases/latest'
 }
 
+ipcMain.handle(
+  'runWineCommandForGame',
+  async (event, { appName, commandParts, runner }) => {
+    if (isWindows) {
+      return execAsync(commandParts.join(' '))
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: Why are we using `runinprefix` here?
+    return runWineCommandOnGame(runner, appName, {
+      commandParts,
+      wait: false,
+      protonVerb: 'runinprefix'
+    })
+  }
+)
+
+async function runWineCommandOnGame(
+  runner: Runner,
+  appName: string,
+  { commandParts, wait = false, protonVerb, startFolder }: WineCommandArgs
+): Promise<ExecResult> {
+  if (gameManagerMap[runner].isNative(appName)) {
+    logError('runWineCommand called on native game!', LogPrefix.Gog)
+    return { stdout: '', stderr: '' }
+  }
+  const { folder_name, install } = gameManagerMap[runner].getGameInfo(appName)
+  const gameSettings = await gameManagerMap[runner].getSettings(appName)
+
+  await prepareWineLaunch(runner, appName)
+
+  return runWineCommand({
+    gameSettings,
+    installFolderName: folder_name,
+    gameInstallPath: install.install_path,
+    commandParts,
+    wait,
+    protonVerb,
+    startFolder
+  })
+}
+
 // Calls WineCFG or Winetricks. If is WineCFG, use the same binary as wine to launch it to dont update the prefix
 ipcMain.handle('callTool', async (event, { tool, exe, appName, runner }) => {
   const gameSettings = await gameManagerMap[runner].getSettings(appName)