diff --git a/hammond-gtk/gtk/empty_view.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/empty_view.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from hammond-gtk/gtk/empty_view.ui
rename to hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/empty_view.ui
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/gtk/episode_widget.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/episode_widget.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from hammond-gtk/gtk/episode_widget.ui
rename to hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/episode_widget.ui
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/gtk/headerbar.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/headerbar.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from hammond-gtk/gtk/headerbar.ui
rename to hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/headerbar.ui
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/gtk/podcast_widget.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/podcast_widget.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from hammond-gtk/gtk/podcast_widget.ui
rename to hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/podcast_widget.ui
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/gtk/podcasts_child.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/podcasts_child.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from hammond-gtk/gtk/podcasts_child.ui
rename to hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/podcasts_child.ui
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/gtk/podcasts_view.ui b/hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/podcasts_view.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from hammond-gtk/gtk/podcasts_view.ui
rename to hammond-gtk/resources/gtk/podcasts_view.ui
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/resources/resources.xml b/hammond-gtk/resources/resources.xml
index ef9139f..8933cc4 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/resources/resources.xml
+++ b/hammond-gtk/resources/resources.xml
@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@
 <gresources>
   <gresource prefix="/org/gtk/hammond/">
       <file>banner.png</file>
+      <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/episode_widget.ui</file>
+      <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/podcast_widget.ui</file>
+      <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/empty_view.ui</file>
+      <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/podcasts_view.ui</file>
+      <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/podcasts_child.ui</file>
+      <file preprocess="xml-stripblanks">gtk/headerbar.ui</file>
   </gresource>
 </gresources>
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
index e5e0002..bec736c 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use podcasts_view::update_podcasts_view;
 use utils;
 
 pub fn get_headerbar(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack) -> gtk::HeaderBar {
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../gtk/headerbar.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/headerbar.ui");
 
     let header: gtk::HeaderBar = builder.get_object("headerbar1").unwrap();
     let home_button: gtk::Button = builder.get_object("homebutton").unwrap();
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs
index 22232c5..b40f94f 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/main.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ fn build_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
 fn main() {
     // TODO: make the the logger a cli -vv option
     loggerv::init_with_level(LogLevel::Info).unwrap();
+    static_resource::init().expect("Something went wrong with the resource file initialization.");
     hammond_data::init().expect("Hammond Initialazation failed.");
 
     let application = gtk::Application::new(
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/static_resource.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/static_resource.rs
index e8e9c4d..427d5e0 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/static_resource.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/static_resource.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use gio::{resources_register, Error, Resource};
-// use glib::Bytes;
+use glib::Bytes;
 
 pub fn init() -> Result<(), Error> {
     // load the gresource binary at build time and include/link it into the final binary.
     let res_bytes = include_bytes!("../resources/resources.gresource");
 
     // Create Resource it will live as long the value lives.
-    // Both are equivelent.
-    // let resource = Resource::new_from_data(&Bytes::from(&res_bytes.as_ref()))?;
-    let resource = Resource::new_from_data(&res_bytes.as_ref().into())?;
+    let gbytes = Bytes::from(&res_bytes.as_ref());
+    let resource = Resource::new_from_data(&gbytes)?;
+    // let resource = Resource::new_from_data(&res_bytes.as_ref().into())?;
 
     // Register the resource so It wont be dropped and will continue to live in memory.
     resources_register(&resource);
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs
index edcfb29..b613116 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ use hammond_data::models::Podcast;
 use hammond_data::index_feed::Database;
 
 use widgets::podcast::*;
-use static_resource;
-
 
 fn show_empty_view(stack: &gtk::Stack) {
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/empty_view.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/empty_view.ui");
     let view: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("empty_view").unwrap();
     stack.add_named(&view, "empty");
     stack.set_visible_child_name("empty");
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ fn show_empty_view(stack: &gtk::Stack) {
 }
 
 fn populate_flowbox(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack, flowbox: &gtk::FlowBox) {
-    static_resource::init().expect("Something went wrong with the resource file initialization.");
-
     let podcasts = {
         let db = db.lock().unwrap();
         dbqueries::get_podcasts(&db)
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ fn populate_flowbox(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack, flowbox: &gtk::FlowBox) {
 }
 
 fn create_flowbox_child(db: &Database, pd: &Podcast) -> gtk::FlowBoxChild {
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/podcasts_child.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/podcasts_child.ui");
 
     // Copy of gnome-music AlbumWidget
     let box_: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("fb_child").unwrap();
@@ -65,9 +61,6 @@ fn create_flowbox_child(db: &Database, pd: &Podcast) -> gtk::FlowBoxChild {
 }
 
 fn configure_banner(db: &Database, pd: &Podcast, banner: &gtk::Image, banner_title: &gtk::Label) {
-    // TODO: move .ui files into gresources and refactor.
-    static_resource::init().expect("Something went wrong with the resource file initialization.");
-
     let bann = Pixbuf::new_from_resource_at_scale("/org/gtk/hammond/banner.png", 256, 256, true);
     if let Ok(b) = bann {
         banner.set_from_pixbuf(&b);
@@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ fn on_flowbox_child_activate(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack, parent: &Podcast
 }
 
 fn setup_podcasts_flowbox(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack) {
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/podcasts_view.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/podcasts_view.ui");
     let fb_parent: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("fb_parent").unwrap();
 
     let flowbox: gtk::FlowBox = builder.get_object("flowbox").unwrap();
@@ -120,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn setup_stack(db: &Database) -> gtk::Stack {
 }
 
 pub fn update_podcasts_view(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack) {
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/podcasts_view.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/podcasts_view.ui");
     let fb_parent: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("fb_parent").unwrap();
 
     let flowbox: gtk::FlowBox = builder.get_object("flowbox").unwrap();
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
index b2cda70..279fea9 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ thread_local!(static GLOBAL: Foo = RefCell::new(None));
 
 fn epidose_widget(db: &Database, episode: &mut Episode, pd_title: &str) -> gtk::Box {
     // This is just a prototype and will be reworked probably.
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/episode_widget.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/episode_widget.ui");
 
     let ep: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("episode_box").unwrap();
     let download_button: gtk::Button = builder.get_object("download_button").unwrap();
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs
index 4a92b29..407adb6 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use podcasts_view::update_podcasts_view;
 
 pub fn podcast_widget(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack, pd: &Podcast) -> gtk::Box {
     // Adapted from gnome-music AlbumWidget
-    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/podcast_widget.ui"));
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/podcast_widget.ui");
     let pd_widget: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("podcast_widget").unwrap();
 
     let cover: gtk::Image = builder.get_object("cover").unwrap();
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ pub fn get_pixbuf_from_path(img_path: Option<&str>, pd_title: &str) -> Option<Pi
 }
 
 pub fn setup_podcast_widget(stack: &gtk::Stack) {
-    let buidler = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(include_str!("../../gtk/podcast_widget.ui"));
-    let pd_widget: gtk::Box = buidler.get_object("podcast_widget").unwrap();
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_resource("/org/gtk/hammond/gtk/podcast_widget.ui");
+    let pd_widget: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("podcast_widget").unwrap();
 
     stack.add_named(&pd_widget, "pdw");
 }
@@ -125,4 +125,5 @@ pub fn update_podcast_widget(db: &Database, stack: &gtk::Stack, pd: &Podcast) {
     stack.remove(&old);
     stack.add_named(&pdw, "pdw");
     stack.set_visible_child_name(&vis);
+    old.destroy();
 }