diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/assets/syntaxes.bin b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/assets/syntaxes.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dee29367ce
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diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/assets/themes.bin b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/assets/themes.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23ad913280
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diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/main.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/main.rs
index 0d0c24abdb..9c7337d4f5 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_textview/src/main.rs
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ fn view_text_value(value: &Value) {
                     Some(extension) => {
                         // Load these once at the start of your program
                         let ps: SyntaxSet = syntect::dumps::from_binary(include_bytes!(
-                            "../../../assets/syntaxes.bin"
+                            "assets/syntaxes.bin"
                         ));
 
                         if let Some(syntax) = ps.find_syntax_by_extension(&extension) {
                             let ts: ThemeSet = syntect::dumps::from_binary(include_bytes!(
-                                "../../../assets/themes.bin"
+                                "assets/themes.bin"
                             ));
                             let mut h = HighlightLines::new(syntax, &ts.themes["OneHalfDark"]);