diff --git a/netgen.cpp b/netgen.cpp
index 15e63d2b..db2a5c60 100644
--- a/netgen.cpp
+++ b/netgen.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ EX namespace netgen {
   
   void loadData() {
 
-    fhstream f("papermodeldata.txt", "rt");
+    fhstream f(find_file("papermodeldata.txt"), "rt");
     if(!f.f) return;
 
     if(!scan(f, CELLS, SX, SY, PX, PY, nscale, BASE, el, created)) return;
diff --git a/nonisotropic.cpp b/nonisotropic.cpp
index efc286fb..508fef91 100644
--- a/nonisotropic.cpp
+++ b/nonisotropic.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ EX namespace sn {
   
   void tabled_inverses::load() {
     if(loaded) return;
-    FILE *f = fopen(fname.c_str(), "rb");
-    if(!f) f = fopen((rsrcdir + fname).c_str(), "rb");
+    FILE *f = fopen(find_file(fname).c_str(), "rb");
     if(!f) { addMessage(XLAT("geodesic table missing")); pmodel = mdPerspective; return; }
     hr::ignore(fread(&PRECX, 4, 1, f));
     hr::ignore(fread(&PRECY, 4, 1, f));