diff --git a/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp b/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp
index 139caac70c..81ffbdcd9d 100644
--- a/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp
+++ b/shell/shared/fileLoader/win/FileLoaderWin.cpp
@@ -49,13 +49,38 @@ std::string FileLoaderWin::fullPath(const std::string& fileName) const {
     return fileName;
   }
 
-  auto absolutePath = std::filesystem::path(basePath_) / fileName;
-  if (std::filesystem::exists(absolutePath)) {
-    return absolutePath.string();
+  auto fullPath = std::filesystem::path(basePath_) / fileName;
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
+    return fullPath.string();
   }
 
-  // passthrough, since there are no bundles on Windows
-  return fileName;
+  fullPath = std::filesystem::path("shell/resources/images") / fileName;
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
+    return fullPath.string();
+  }
+
+  std::filesystem::path dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
+  // find `shell/resources/images/` somewhere above our current directory
+  std::filesystem::path subdir("shell/resources/images/");
+  while (dir != std::filesystem::current_path().root_path() &&
+         !std::filesystem::exists(dir / subdir)) {
+    dir = dir.parent_path();
+  }
+
+  fullPath = (dir / subdir / fileName);
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
+    return fullPath.string();
+  }
+
+  dir = std::filesystem::current_path();
+  subdir = "images/";
+  fullPath = (dir / subdir / fileName);
+  if (std::filesystem::exists(fullPath)) {
+    return fullPath.string();
+  }
+
+  IGL_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+  return "";
 }
 
 } // namespace igl::shell
diff --git a/shell/shared/imageLoader/win/ImageLoaderWin.cpp b/shell/shared/imageLoader/win/ImageLoaderWin.cpp
index 17993eecac..b67769ba6c 100644
--- a/shell/shared/imageLoader/win/ImageLoaderWin.cpp
+++ b/shell/shared/imageLoader/win/ImageLoaderWin.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <igl/Common.h>
+#include <shell/shared/fileLoader/FileLoader.h>
 #include <stb_image.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -29,33 +30,7 @@ ImageLoaderWin::ImageLoaderWin(FileLoader& fileLoader) : ImageLoader(fileLoader)
 }
 
 ImageData ImageLoaderWin::loadImageData(std::string imageName) noexcept {
-  std::string fullName = imageName;
-
-  if (!std::filesystem::exists(fullName)) {
-    fullName = "shell/resources/images/" + imageName;
-  }
-
-  if (!std::filesystem::exists(fullName)) {
-    using namespace std::filesystem;
-    path dir = current_path();
-    // find `shell/resources/images/` somewhere above our current directory
-    const path subdir("shell/resources/images/");
-    while (dir != current_path().root_path() && !exists(dir / subdir)) {
-      dir = dir.parent_path();
-    }
-    fullName = (dir / subdir / imageName).string();
-  }
-
-  if (!std::filesystem::exists(fullName)) {
-    using namespace std::filesystem;
-    path dir = current_path();
-    const path subdir("images/");
-    fullName = (dir / subdir / imageName).string();
-  }
-
-  if (!std::filesystem::exists(fullName)) {
-    fullName = (std::filesystem::path(executablePath_) / imageName).string();
-  }
+  std::string fullName = fileLoader().fullPath(imageName);
 
   // Load image from file in RGBA format
   auto ret = ImageData();