diff --git a/core/artwork.go b/core/artwork.go
index 36799ac99..d4d6a5253 100644
--- a/core/artwork.go
+++ b/core/artwork.go
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ func (a *artwork) getArtwork(ctx context.Context, id string, path string, size i
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warn(ctx, "Error extracting image", "path", path, "size", size, err)
-			reader, err = resources.FS.Open(consts.PlaceholderAlbumArt)
+			reader, err = resources.FS().Open(consts.PlaceholderAlbumArt)
 
 			if size != 0 && err == nil {
 				var r io.ReadCloser
-				r, err = resources.FS.Open(consts.PlaceholderAlbumArt)
+				r, err = resources.FS().Open(consts.PlaceholderAlbumArt)
 				reader, err = resizeImage(r, size, true)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/resources/embed.go b/resources/embed.go
index 28517ccca..860e3130f 100644
--- a/resources/embed.go
+++ b/resources/embed.go
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ import (
 var (
 	//go:embed *
 	fsys embed.FS
-	FS   fs.FS
 )
 
+func FS() fs.FS {
+	return utils.MergeFS{
+		Base:    fsys,
+		Overlay: os.DirFS(path.Join(conf.Server.DataFolder, "resources")),
+	}
+}
+
 func Asset(path string) ([]byte, error) {
-	f, err := FS.Open(path)
+	f, err := FS().Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return io.ReadAll(f)
 }
-
-func init() {
-	FS = utils.MergeFS{
-		Base:    fsys,
-		Overlay: os.DirFS(path.Join(conf.Server.DataFolder, "resources")),
-	}
-}
diff --git a/server/nativeapi/translations.go b/server/nativeapi/translations.go
index aa38e558a..ebcf3f6b9 100644
--- a/server/nativeapi/translations.go
+++ b/server/nativeapi/translations.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func newTranslationRepository(context.Context) rest.Repository {
-	if err := loadTranslations(resources.FS); err != nil {
+	if err := loadTranslations(resources.FS()); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error loading translation files", err)
 	}
 	return &translationRepository{}
diff --git a/server/nativeapi/translations_test.go b/server/nativeapi/translations_test.go
index 4e99b3200..bc3b756b9 100644
--- a/server/nativeapi/translations_test.go
+++ b/server/nativeapi/translations_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package nativeapi
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
-	"net/http"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -15,17 +15,14 @@ import (
 
 var _ = Describe("Translations", func() {
 	Describe("I18n files", func() {
-		var fs http.FileSystem
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			fs = http.FS(resources.FS)
-		})
 		It("contains only valid json language files", func() {
-			dir, _ := fs.Open(consts.I18nFolder)
-			files, _ := dir.Readdir(0)
+			fsys := resources.FS()
+			dir, _ := fsys.Open(consts.I18nFolder)
+			files, _ := dir.(fs.ReadDirFile).ReadDir(-1)
 			for _, f := range files {
 				name := filepath.Base(f.Name())
 				filePath := filepath.Join(consts.I18nFolder, name)
-				file, _ := fs.Open(filePath)
+				file, _ := fsys.Open(filePath)
 				data, _ := io.ReadAll(file)
 				var out map[string]interface{}
 
diff --git a/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go b/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
index 30a6bf3a6..3ed8632e2 100644
--- a/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
+++ b/server/subsonic/media_retrieval.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *MediaRetrievalController) GetAvatar(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 }
 
 func (c *MediaRetrievalController) getPlaceHolderAvatar(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*responses.Subsonic, error) {
-	f, err := resources.FS.Open(consts.PlaceholderAvatar)
+	f, err := resources.FS().Open(consts.PlaceholderAvatar)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(r, "Image not found", err)
 		return nil, newError(responses.ErrorDataNotFound, "Avatar image not found")