diff --git a/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py b/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
index e5c2be8f..6e065c65 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ def find_resource(res_name: str, root_dir: str, res_dirname: str,
         Path: The full path to the resource file or None if not found
     """
     if lang:
+        test_paths = {Path(root_dir, res_dirname, lang, res_name),
+                      Path(root_dir, lang, res_name),
+                      Path(root_dir, res_dirname, res_name),
+                      Path(root_dir, lang, res_dirname, res_name)}
+        for path in test_paths:
+            if path.is_file():
+                return path
         for directory in locate_lang_directories(lang, root_dir):
             # Iterate over nodes in the language directory
             for x in directory.iterdir():