diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 8f0d2adc51..8a2ded529e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -3,13 +3,35 @@
   "ignorePatterns": ["**/*"],
   "plugins": ["@nrwl/nx"],
   "overrides": [
+    {
+      "files": ["*.ts", "*.tsx"],
+      "extends": ["plugin:@nrwl/nx/typescript"],
+      "rules": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "files": ["*.js", "*.jsx"],
+      "extends": ["plugin:@nrwl/nx/javascript"],
+      "rules": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "files": ["*.spec.ts", "*.spec.tsx", "*.spec.js", "*.spec.jsx"],
+      "env": {
+        "jest": true
+      },
+      "rules": {}
+    },
     {
       "files": ["*.ts", "*.tsx", "*.js", "*.jsx"],
       "rules": {
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["error", {
-          "varsIgnorePattern": "^_",
-          "argsIgnorePattern": "^_"
-        }],
+        "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": [
+          "error",
+          {
+            "varsIgnorePattern": "^_",
+            "argsIgnorePattern": "^_"
+          }
+        ],
+        "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": ["off", {}],
+        "@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment": ["off", {}],
         "@nrwl/nx/enforce-module-boundaries": [
           "error",
           {
@@ -24,23 +46,6 @@
           }
         ]
       }
-    },
-    {
-      "files": ["*.ts", "*.tsx"],
-      "extends": ["plugin:@nrwl/nx/typescript"],
-      "rules": {}
-    },
-    {
-      "files": ["*.js", "*.jsx"],
-      "extends": ["plugin:@nrwl/nx/javascript"],
-      "rules": {}
-    },
-    {
-      "files": ["*.spec.ts", "*.spec.tsx", "*.spec.js", "*.spec.jsx"],
-      "env": {
-        "jest": true
-      },
-      "rules": {}
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/apps/zui/src/core/electron-zed-client.ts b/apps/zui/src/core/electron-zed-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bda9dc4adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/zui/src/core/electron-zed-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {Client} from "@brimdata/zed-node"
+import {net} from "electron"
+
+export class ElectronZedClient extends Client {
+  fetch = net.fetch
+}
diff --git a/apps/zui/src/core/electron-zed-lake.ts b/apps/zui/src/core/electron-zed-lake.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f032e3777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/zui/src/core/electron-zed-lake.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {Lake} from "@brimdata/zed-node"
+import {net} from "electron"
+
+export class ElectronZedLake extends Lake {
+  fetch = net.fetch
+}
diff --git a/apps/zui/src/core/main/main-object.ts b/apps/zui/src/core/main/main-object.ts
index 1392194e25..99383d25a7 100644
--- a/apps/zui/src/core/main/main-object.ts
+++ b/apps/zui/src/core/main/main-object.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {app} from "electron"
 import keytar from "keytar"
 import {EventEmitter} from "events"
 import os from "os"
-import {Client, Lake} from "@brimdata/zed-node"
 import {Store as ReduxStore} from "redux"
 import url from "url"
 import {
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@ import {getAuthToken} from "../../js/api/core/get-zealot"
 import {Abortables} from "src/app/core/models/abortables"
 import * as zui from "src/zui"
 import log from "electron-log"
+import {ElectronZedClient} from "../electron-zed-client"
+import {ElectronZedLake} from "../electron-zed-lake"
 
 export class MainObject {
   public isQuitting = false
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export class MainObject {
     const windows = new WindowManager(data)
     const store = createMainStore(data?.globalState)
     const appMeta = await getAppMeta()
-    const lake = new Lake({
+    const lake = new ElectronZedLake({
       root: args.lakeRoot,
       port: args.lakePort,
       logs: args.lakeLogs,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export class MainObject {
 
   // Only call this from boot
   constructor(
-    readonly lake: Lake,
+    readonly lake: ElectronZedLake,
     readonly windows: WindowManager,
     readonly store: ReduxStore<State, any>,
     readonly session: Session,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export class MainObject {
     const lakeData = Lakes.id(lakeId)(this.store.getState())
     const lake = createLake(lakeData)
     const auth = await this.dispatch(getAuthToken(lake))
-    return new Client(lake.getAddress(), {auth})
+    return new ElectronZedClient(lake.getAddress(), {auth})
   }
 
   async createDefaultClient() {
diff --git a/apps/zui/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts b/apps/zui/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts
index be1a8546f0..7899e3c74c 100644
--- a/apps/zui/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts
+++ b/apps/zui/src/test/shared/__mocks__/electron.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const dialog = {
   showSaveDialog: jest.fn(),
 }
 
+export const net = {
+  // @ts-ignore
+  fetch: (...args) => globalThis.fetch(...args),
+}
+
 class WebContents extends EventEmitter {
   send(channel, ...args) {
     ipcRenderer.emitter.emit("receive-from-main", channel, ...args)
diff --git a/packages/zed-node/src/client.ts b/packages/zed-node/src/client.ts
index e70d64d45a..abd3d8702f 100644
--- a/packages/zed-node/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/zed-node/src/client.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '@brimdata/zed-js';
 
 export class Client extends BaseClient {
-  public fetch = globalThis.fetch;
+  public fetch = globalThis.fetch.bind(globalThis);
 
   async load(
     data: string | NodeJS.ReadableStream,
diff --git a/packages/zed-node/src/lake.ts b/packages/zed-node/src/lake.ts
index 14f0b5f6ce..f5e51c7af8 100644
--- a/packages/zed-node/src/lake.ts
+++ b/packages/zed-node/src/lake.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type ConstructorOpts = {
   corsOrigins?: string[];
 };
 export class Lake {
+  fetch = globalThis.fetch;
   lake?: ChildProcess;
   root: string;
   port: number;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export class Lake {
 
   async isUp() {
     try {
-      const response = await globalThis.fetch(`http://${this.addr()}/status`);
+      const response = await this.fetch(`http://${this.addr()}/status`);
       const text = await response.text();
       return text === 'ok';
     } catch (e) {