diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/migrations.js b/src/renderer/lib/migrations.js
index 4d48660c..21fe646f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/migrations.js
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/migrations.js
@@ -31,10 +31,23 @@ function run (state) {
   if (semver.lt(version, '0.21.0')) migrate_0_21_0(saved)
   if (semver.lt(version, '0.22.0')) migrate_0_22_0(saved)
 
+  if (semver.lt(version, config.APP_VERSION)) {
+    installHandlers(state.saved)
+  }
+
   // Config is now on the new version
   state.saved.version = config.APP_VERSION
 }
 
+// Whenever the app is updated,  re-install default handlers if the user has
+// enabled them.
+function installHandlers (saved) {
+  if (saved.prefs.isFileHandler) {
+    const ipcRenderer = require('electron').ipcRenderer
+    ipcRenderer.send('setDefaultFileHandler', true)
+  }
+}
+
 function migrate_0_7_0 (saved) {
   const { copyFileSync } = require('fs')
   const path = require('path')