diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 6b2664debb..4888837fdf 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         Resources.addSearchPath(os.path.join(QtApplication.getInstallPrefix(), "share", "cura", "resources"))
         if not hasattr(sys, "frozen"):
-            Resources.addSearchPath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "..", "resources"))
+            resource_path = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), "..", "resources")
+            Resources.addSearchPath(resource_path)
+            Resources.setBundledResourcesPath(resource_path)
 
         self._use_gui = True
         self._open_file_queue = []  # Files to open when plug-ins are loaded.
diff --git a/cura/CuraPackageManager.py b/cura/CuraPackageManager.py
index 04175edeb6..2b91081e4d 100644
--- a/cura/CuraPackageManager.py
+++ b/cura/CuraPackageManager.py
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ class CuraPackageManager(QObject):
 
         # JSON file that keeps track of all installed packages.
         self._bundled_package_management_file_path = os.path.join(
-            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
-            "..",
-            "resources",
+            os.path.abspath(Resources.getBundledResourcesPath()),
             "packages.json"
         )
         self._user_package_management_file_path = os.path.join(