diff --git a/frontend/src/index.html b/frontend/src/index.html
index 9055878a..6371b097 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.html
+++ b/frontend/src/index.html
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 
   <!-- required for lhncbc/lforms -->
   <script src="./assets/js/webcomponents/webcomponents-loader.js"></script>
+
+  <!-- wails -- this file is expected to be missing in docker/web mode. It's only required in Desktop -->
+  <script type="module" src="/wails/runtime.js"></script>
+
   <script>
     if (!window.customElements) {
       document.write('<!--');
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/external_link.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/external_link.ts
index 168ac708..68aff223 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils/external_link.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/external_link.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export function OpenExternalLink(url: string, desktopMode: boolean, windowId?: s
 
   //check if wails exists and is defined
   if(typeof wails !== "undefined" && desktopMode){
-    wails.CallByName("pkg.AppService.BrowserOpenURL", url, windowId || 'external')
+    wails.Call.ByName("github.com/fastenhealth/fasten-desktop/pkg.AppService.BrowserOpenURL", url, windowId || 'external').then(console.log, console.error)
   } else{
     window.open(url, "_blank");
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/polyfills.ts b/frontend/src/polyfills.ts
index 058df7f2..65d5a65d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ declare global {
       Once: (eventName, callback) => void
       On: (eventName, callback) => void
     }
-    Call: (options) => Promise<any>
-    CallByID: (methodID, ...args) => Promise<any>
-    CallByName: (name, ...args) => Promise<any>
+    Call: {
+      ByID: (methodID, ...args) => Promise<any>
+      ByName: (name, ...args) => Promise<any>
+    }
   }
 
   //see https://lhncbc.github.io/lforms/ for definitions