diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
index d40746cb..8a21af4f 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ LedString Hyperion::createLedString(const Json::Value& ledsConfig)
 
 Json::Value Hyperion::loadConfig(const std::string& configFile)
 {
+	// make sure the resources are loaded (they may be left out after static linking)
+	Q_INIT_RESOURCE(resource);
+
 	// read the json schema from the resource
-	QResource schemaData(":/hyperion.schema.json");
+	QResource schemaData(":/hyperion-schema");
 	assert(schemaData.isValid());
 
 	Json::Reader jsonReader;
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/resource.qrc b/libsrc/hyperion/resource.qrc
index f11664c4..4181fbe8 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/resource.qrc
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/resource.qrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/">
-        <file>hyperion.schema.json</file>
+        <file alias="hyperion-schema">hyperion.schema.json</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>