diff --git a/lib/util/versioning.js b/lib/util/versioning.js
index 6d84f3d3..c90c1081 100644
--- a/lib/util/versioning.js
+++ b/lib/util/versioning.js
@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@ function drop_double_slashes(pathname) {
     return pathname.replace(/\/\//g,'/');
 }
 
+function get_process_runtime() {
+    var runtime = 'node';
+    if (process.versions['node-webkit']) {
+        runtime = 'node-webkit';
+    } else if (process.versions.electron) {
+        runtime = 'electron';
+    }
+    return runtime;
+}
+
 var default_package_name = '{module_name}-v{version}-{node_abi}-{platform}-{arch}.tar.gz';
 var default_remote_path = '';
 
@@ -249,7 +259,7 @@ module.exports.evaluate = function(package_json,options) {
     validate_config(package_json);
     var v = package_json.version;
     var module_version = semver.parse(v);
-    var runtime = options.runtime || (process.versions['node-webkit'] ? 'node-webkit' : 'node');
+    var runtime = options.runtime || get_process_runtime();
     var opts = {
         name: package_json.name,
         configuration: Boolean(options.debug) ? 'Debug' : 'Release',