diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index fbdc81a751b6..0ce71c506f8f 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -269,6 +269,17 @@ Config.prototype.update = function (options) {
   })
 }
 
+if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+  Config.prototype.macAppName = function () {
+    let app_name = 'Brave-Browser'
+    if (this.channel) {
+      // Capitalize channel name and append it to make app name like Brave-Browser-Beta
+      app_name = app_name + '-' + this.channel.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + this.channel.slice(1)
+    }
+    return app_name
+  }
+}
+
 Object.defineProperty(Config.prototype, 'defaultOptions', {
   get: function () {
     let env = Object.assign({}, process.env)
diff --git a/lib/start.js b/lib/start.js
index 4bda6a46076d..fb499ca38d6a 100644
--- a/lib/start.js
+++ b/lib/start.js
@@ -39,12 +39,7 @@ const start = (buildConfig = config.defaultBuildConfig, options) => {
   }
 
   if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
-    let product_name = 'Brave-Browser'
-    if (config.channel) {
-      // Capitalize channel name and append it to make product name like Brave-Browser-Beta
-      product_name = product_name + '-' + config.channel.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + config.channel.slice(1)
-    }
-    util.run(path.join(config.outputDir, product_name + '.app', 'Contents', 'MacOS', product_name), braveArgs, cmdOptions)
+    util.run(path.join(config.outputDir, config.macAppName() + '.app', 'Contents', 'MacOS', config.macAppName()), braveArgs, cmdOptions)
   } else if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     util.run(path.join(config.outputDir, 'brave.exe'), braveArgs, cmdOptions)
   } else {