diff --git a/.changeset/small-peas-drop.md b/.changeset/small-peas-drop.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41c74667f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/small-peas-drop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": patch
+---
+
+chore: refactor electron dist logic to avoid unnecessary console logs
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json b/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json
index a1599a67bf8..8dd1de626f6 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json
@@ -7082,7 +7082,7 @@
           ]
         }
       ],
-      "description": "The function (or path to file or module id) to be run when staging the electron artifact environment.\nReturns the path to custom Electron build (e.g. `~/electron/out/R`) or folder of electron zips. Zip files must follow the pattern `electron-v${version}-${platformName}-${arch}.zip`, otherwise it will be assumed to be an unpacked Electron app directory"
+      "description": "The function (or path to file or module id) to be run when staging the electron artifact environment.\nReturns the path to custom Electron build (e.g. `~/electron/out/R`) or folder of electron zips.\n\nZip files must follow the pattern `electron-v${version}-${platformName}-${arch}.zip`, otherwise it will be assumed to be an unpacked Electron app directory"
     },
     "electronDownload": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/ElectronDownloadOptions",
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts
index edf5556cd9e..37f55ca3189 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts
@@ -356,7 +356,9 @@ Configuration in the same way as `afterPack` (see above).
   readonly beforeBuild?: Hook<BeforeBuildContext, boolean | void> | string | null
   /**
    * The function (or path to file or module id) to be run when staging the electron artifact environment.
-   * Returns the path to custom Electron build (e.g. `~/electron/out/R`) or folder of electron zips. Zip files must follow the pattern `electron-v${version}-${platformName}-${arch}.zip`, otherwise it will be assumed to be an unpacked Electron app directory
+   * Returns the path to custom Electron build (e.g. `~/electron/out/R`) or folder of electron zips.
+   *
+   * Zip files must follow the pattern `electron-v${version}-${platformName}-${arch}.zip`, otherwise it will be assumed to be an unpacked Electron app directory
    */
   readonly electronDist?: Hook<PrepareApplicationStageDirectoryOptions, string> | string | null
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/electron/ElectronFramework.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/electron/ElectronFramework.ts
index 21557d03fd6..3ac3c2d7616 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/electron/ElectronFramework.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/electron/ElectronFramework.ts
@@ -185,22 +185,28 @@ export async function createElectronFrameworkSupport(configuration: Configuratio
 async function unpack(prepareOptions: PrepareApplicationStageDirectoryOptions, options: ElectronDownloadOptions, distMacOsAppName: string) {
   const { packager, appOutDir, platformName } = prepareOptions
 
-  let customElectronDist = packager.config.electronDist
-  try {
-    customElectronDist = await resolveFunction(packager.appInfo.type, customElectronDist, "electronDist")
-  } catch (_e: any) {
-    // ignored. We already log in `resolveFunction` if it fails, and we ignore here because electronDist could just be a folder path (backward compatibility)
+  const electronDist = packager.config.electronDist || null
+  let dist: string | null = null
+  // check if supplied a custom electron distributable/fork/predownloaded directory
+  if (typeof electronDist === "string") {
+    let resolvedDist: string
+    // check if custom electron hook file for import resolving
+    if ((await statOrNull(electronDist))?.isFile()) {
+      const customElectronDist: any = await resolveFunction(packager.appInfo.type, electronDist, "electronDist")
+      resolvedDist = await Promise.resolve(typeof customElectronDist === "function" ? customElectronDist(prepareOptions) : customElectronDist)
+    } else {
+      resolvedDist = electronDist
+    }
+    dist = path.isAbsolute(resolvedDist) ? resolvedDist : path.resolve(packager.projectDir, resolvedDist)
   }
-  let dist: string | undefined | null = await Promise.resolve(typeof customElectronDist === "function" ? customElectronDist(prepareOptions) : customElectronDist)
   if (dist != null) {
     const zipFile = `electron-v${options.version}-${platformName}-${options.arch}.zip`
-    const resolvedDist = path.isAbsolute(dist) ? dist : path.resolve(packager.projectDir, dist)
-    if ((await statOrNull(path.join(resolvedDist, zipFile))) != null) {
-      log.info({ resolvedDist, zipFile }, "resolved electronDist")
-      options.cache = resolvedDist
+    if ((await statOrNull(path.join(dist, zipFile))) != null) {
+      log.info({ dist, zipFile }, "resolved electronDist")
+      options.cache = dist
       dist = null
     } else {
-      log.warn({ electronDist: log.filePath(resolvedDist), expectedFile: zipFile }, "custom electronDist provided but no assets found")
+      log.info({ electronDist: log.filePath(dist), expectedFile: zipFile }, "custom electronDist provided but no zip found; assuming unpacked electron directory.")
     }
   }