diff --git a/installer/mac/postinstall.sh b/installer/mac/postinstall.sh
index 08beeefc..b39ce925 100755
--- a/installer/mac/postinstall.sh
+++ b/installer/mac/postinstall.sh
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ fi
 rm -f $tempFilePath
 
 ## For launching symphony with sandbox enabled, create a shell script that is used as the launch point for the app
-EXEC_PATH=$installPath/Symphony.app/Contents/MacOS
-mv $EXEC_PATH/Symphony $EXEC_PATH/Symphony-bin
-cat > $EXEC_PATH/Symphony << EOT
-#!/bin/sh
-exec "\${0%/*}/Symphony-bin" --enable-sandbox \$@
-EOT
-chmod 755 $EXEC_PATH/Symphony
\ No newline at end of file
+# EXEC_PATH=$installPath/Symphony.app/Contents/MacOS
+# mv $EXEC_PATH/Symphony $EXEC_PATH/Symphony-bin
+# cat > $EXEC_PATH/Symphony << EOT
+# #!/bin/sh
+# exec "\${0%/*}/Symphony-bin" --enable-sandbox \$@
+# EOT
+# chmod 755 $EXEC_PATH/Symphony
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/notify/electron-notify.js b/js/notify/electron-notify.js
index bf053d41..98d793aa 100644
--- a/js/notify/electron-notify.js
+++ b/js/notify/electron-notify.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ let externalDisplay;
 // user selected display id for notification
 let displayId;
 
+let sandboxed = false;
+
 let config = {
     // corner to put notifications
     // upper-right, upper-left, lower-right, lower-left
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ let config = {
         acceptFirstMouse: true,
         webPreferences: {
             preload: path.join(__dirname, 'electron-notify-preload.js'),
-            sandbox: !isNodeEnv,
+            sandbox: sandboxed,
             nodeIntegration: isNodeEnv
         }
     }
diff --git a/js/notify/settings/configure-notification-position.js b/js/notify/settings/configure-notification-position.js
index 070a156d..52c72ffe 100644
--- a/js/notify/settings/configure-notification-position.js
+++ b/js/notify/settings/configure-notification-position.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ let configurationWindow;
 let screens;
 let position;
 let display;
+let sandboxed = false;
 
 let windowConfig = {
     width: 460,
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ let windowConfig = {
     resizable: false,
     webPreferences: {
         preload: path.join(__dirname, 'configure-notification-position-preload.js'),
-        sandbox: true,
+        sandbox: sandboxed,
         nodeIntegration: false
     }
 };
diff --git a/js/windowMgr.js b/js/windowMgr.js
index def70ddb..d0a92581 100644
--- a/js/windowMgr.js
+++ b/js/windowMgr.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ let boundsChangeWindow;
 let alwaysOnTop = false;
 let position = 'lower-right';
 let display;
+let sandboxed = false;
 
 // note: this file is built using browserify in prebuild step.
 const preloadMainScript = path.join(__dirname, 'preload/_preloadMain.js');
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ function doCreateMainWindow(initialUrl, initialBounds) {
         minHeight: MIN_HEIGHT,
         alwaysOnTop: false,
         webPreferences: {
-            sandbox: !isNodeEnv,
+            sandbox: sandboxed,
             nodeIntegration: isNodeEnv,
             preload: preloadMainScript,
         }
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@ function doCreateMainWindow(initialUrl, initialBounds) {
     // bug in electron is preventing this from working in sandboxed evt...
     // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/8841
     mainWindow.webContents.on('will-navigate', function(event, willNavUrl) {
+        if (!sandboxed) {
+            return;
+        }
         event.preventDefault();
         openUrlInDefaultBrower(willNavUrl);
     });