diff --git a/lib/common/utils.ts b/lib/common/utils.ts
index 50bd721a4..a1227cb23 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/common/utils.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const isWebWorker: boolean =
     (typeof WorkerGlobalScope !== 'undefined' && self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope);
 
 export const isNode: boolean =
-    (typeof process !== 'undefined' && {}.toString.call(process) === '[object process]');
+    (!('nw' in _global) && typeof process !== 'undefined' && {}.toString.call(process) === '[object process]');
 
 export const isBrowser: boolean =
     !isNode && !isWebWorker && !!(typeof window !== 'undefined' && window['HTMLElement']);
@@ -418,4 +418,4 @@ export function patchMethod(
     proto[name] = createNamedFn(name, patchFn(delegate, delegateName, name));
   }
   return delegate;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}