diff --git a/relay/application.py b/relay/application.py
index cf9611b..12c60b9 100644
--- a/relay/application.py
+++ b/relay/application.py
@@ -22,16 +22,10 @@ from .cache import get_cache
 from .config import Config
 from .database import get_database
 from .http_client import HttpClient
-from .misc import check_open_port
+from .misc import check_open_port, get_resource
 from .views import VIEWS
 from .views.api import handle_api_path
 
-try:
-	from importlib.resources import files as pkgfiles
-
-except ImportError:
-	from importlib_resources import files as pkgfiles
-
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from tinysql import Database, Row
 	from .cache import Cache
@@ -75,7 +69,7 @@ class Application(web.Application):
 
 		setup_swagger(self,
 			ui_version = 3,
-			swagger_from_file = pkgfiles('relay').joinpath('data', 'swagger.yaml')
+			swagger_from_file = get_resource('data/swagger.yaml')
 		)
 
 
diff --git a/relay/database/__init__.py b/relay/database/__init__.py
index c7e9a1f..a55f2c8 100644
--- a/relay/database/__init__.py
+++ b/relay/database/__init__.py
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ from .connection import RELAY_SOFTWARE, Connection
 from .schema import TABLES, VERSIONS, migrate_0
 
 from .. import logger as logging
-
-try:
-	from importlib.resources import files as pkgfiles
-
-except ImportError:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
-	from importlib_resources import files as pkgfiles
+from ..misc import get_resource
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 	from .config import Config
@@ -21,15 +16,15 @@ if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 def get_database(config: Config, migrate: bool = True) -> bsql.Database:
 	options = {
-		"connection_class": Connection,
-		"pool_size": 5,
-		"tables": TABLES
+		'connection_class': Connection,
+		'pool_size': 5,
+		'tables': TABLES
 	}
 
-	if config.db_type == "sqlite":
+	if config.db_type == 'sqlite':
 		db = bsql.Database.sqlite(config.sqlite_path, **options)
 
-	elif config.db_type == "postgres":
+	elif config.db_type == 'postgres':
 		db = bsql.Database.postgresql(
 			config.pg_name,
 			config.pg_host,
@@ -39,7 +34,7 @@ def get_database(config: Config, migrate: bool = True) -> bsql.Database:
 			**options
 		)
 
-	db.load_prepared_statements(pkgfiles("relay").joinpath("data", "statements.sql"))
+	db.load_prepared_statements(get_resource('data/statements.sql'))
 	db.connect()
 
 	if not migrate:
diff --git a/relay/misc.py b/relay/misc.py
index 25c0a1e..62d4643 100644
--- a/relay/misc.py
+++ b/relay/misc.py
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ from aputils.message import Message as ApMessage
 from datetime import datetime
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+try:
+	from importlib.resources import files as pkgfiles
+
+except ImportError:
+	from importlib_resources import files as pkgfiles
+
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+	from pathlib import Path
 	from typing import Any
 	from .application import Application
 
@@ -75,6 +82,10 @@ def get_app() -> Application:
 	return Application.DEFAULT
 
 
+def get_resource(path: str) -> Path:
+	return pkgfiles('relay').joinpath(path)
+
+
 class JsonEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
 	def default(self, obj: Any) -> str:
 		if isinstance(obj, datetime):