diff --git a/src/map/loader/maploader.cpp b/src/map/loader/maploader.cpp
index ec2609d..d878860 100644
--- a/src/map/loader/maploader.cpp
+++ b/src/map/loader/maploader.cpp
@@ -1,46 +1,56 @@
 /*
     Copyright (C) 2020 Volker Krause <vkrause@kde.org>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
     option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
     License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 #include "maploader.h"
 
 #include <osm/element.h>
 #include <osm/o5mparser.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QFile>
 
+inline void initResources()  // needs to be outside of a namespace
+{
+    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(assets);
+}
+
 using namespace KOSMIndoorMap;
 
+MapLoader::MapLoader()
+{
+    initResources();
+}
+
 void MapLoader::loadFromO5m(const QString &fileName)
 {
     QElapsedTimer loadTime;
     loadTime.start();
 
     QFile f(fileName);
     if (!f.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
         qCritical() << f.fileName() << f.errorString();
         return;
     }
     const auto data = f.map(0, f.size());
 
     OSM::DataSet ds;
     OSM::O5mParser p(&ds);
     p.parse(data, f.size());
     m_data.setDataSet(std::move(ds));
     qDebug() << "o5m loading took" << loadTime.elapsed() << "ms";
 }
diff --git a/src/map/loader/maploader.h b/src/map/loader/maploader.h
index 5415e7d..12c43aa 100644
--- a/src/map/loader/maploader.h
+++ b/src/map/loader/maploader.h
@@ -1,40 +1,42 @@
 /*
     Copyright (C) 2020 Volker Krause <vkrause@kde.org>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
     option) any later version.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
     License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 #ifndef KOSMINDOORMAP_MAPLOADER_H
 #define KOSMINDOORMAP_MAPLOADER_H
 
 #include "mapdata.h"
 
 #include <osm/datatypes.h>
 
 namespace KOSMIndoorMap {
 
 /** Loader for OSM data.
  *  Largely temporary, until we have a proper solution on how to actually get the required data.
  */
 class MapLoader
 {
 public:
+    MapLoader();
+
     void loadFromO5m(const QString &fileName);
 
     MapData m_data;
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif // KOSMINDOORMAP_MAPLOADER_H