diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/Plugin.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/Plugin.kt
index 08b20dd9..89ebdaa0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/Plugin.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/Plugin.kt
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ abstract class Plugin {
         @JsonProperty("name") var name: String? = null
         @JsonProperty("pluginClassName") var pluginClassName: String? = null
         @JsonProperty("version") var version: Int? = null
+        @JsonProperty("requiresResources") var requiresResources: Boolean = false
     }
 
     var resources: Resources? = null
-    var needsResources = false
     var __filename: String? = null
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
index f293b153..8a942522 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ object PluginManager {
             }
 
             pluginInstance.__filename = fileName
-            if (pluginInstance.needsResources) {
+            if (manifest.requiresResources) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "Loading resources for ${data.internalName}")
                 // based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7483568/dynamic-resource-loading-from-other-apk
                 val assets = AssetManager::class.java.newInstance()
                 val addAssetPath =