diff --git a/utils/preload.py b/utils/preload.py
index ea7bbcf..cd0269f 100644
--- a/utils/preload.py
+++ b/utils/preload.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-import arcade.gui, arcade
+import arcade.gui, arcade, os
 
-button_texture = arcade.gui.NinePatchTexture(64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, arcade.load_texture("assets/graphics/button.png"))
-button_hovered_texture = arcade.gui.NinePatchTexture(64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, arcade.load_texture("assets/graphics/button_hovered.png"))
+# Get the directory where this module is located
+_module_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+_assets_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(_module_dir), 'assets')
 
-with open("assets/mit_wordlist.txt", "r") as file:
+button_texture = arcade.gui.NinePatchTexture(64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, arcade.load_texture(os.path.join(_assets_dir, 'graphics', 'button.png')))
+button_hovered_texture = arcade.gui.NinePatchTexture(64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, 64 // 4, arcade.load_texture(os.path.join(_assets_dir, 'graphics', 'button_hovered.png')))
+with open(os.path.join(_assets_dir, "mit_wordlist.txt"), "r") as file:
     words = [word.strip() for word in file.readlines()]
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