diff --git a/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py b/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
index 952e18d..454374d 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
@@ -256,12 +256,18 @@ def locate_base_directory(self, skill_directory: str) -> Optional[str]:
             return
 
         # check for lang resources shipped by the skill
-        possible_directories = (
-            Path(skill_directory, "locale", self.language),
-            Path(skill_directory, resource_subdirectory, self.language),
-            Path(skill_directory, resource_subdirectory),
-            Path(skill_directory, "text", self.language),
-        )
+        if resource_subdirectory:
+            possible_directories = (
+                Path(skill_directory, "locale", self.language),
+                Path(skill_directory, resource_subdirectory, self.language),
+                Path(skill_directory, resource_subdirectory),
+                Path(skill_directory, "text", self.language),
+            )
+        else:
+            possible_directories = (
+                Path(skill_directory, "locale", self.language),
+                Path(skill_directory, "text", self.language),
+            )
         for directory in possible_directories:
             if directory.exists():
                 self.base_directory = directory
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@ def locate_base_directory(self, skill_directory: str) -> Optional[str]:
         if self.user_directory:
             self.base_directory = self.user_directory
 
-    def _get_resource_subdirectory(self) -> str:
+    def _get_resource_subdirectory(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """Returns the subdirectory for this resource type.
 
         In the older directory schemes, several resource types were stored
@@ -297,10 +303,10 @@ def _get_resource_subdirectory(self) -> str:
             template="dialog",
             vocab="vocab",
             word="dialog",
-            qml="ui"
+            qml="gui"
         )
 
-        return subdirectories[self.resource_type]
+        return subdirectories.get(self.resource_type)
 
 
 class ResourceFile:
@@ -657,7 +663,7 @@ def _define_resource_types(self) -> SkillResourceTypes:
             vocabulary=ResourceType("vocab", ".voc", self.language),
             word=ResourceType("word", ".word", self.language),
             qml=ResourceType("qml", ".qml"),
-            json=ResourceType("json", ".json")
+            json=ResourceType("json", ".json", self.language)
         )
         for resource_type in resource_types.values():
             if self.skill_id: