diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4dec4d1..5b42574 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ You can run Apostrophe with `./apostrophe.in` without installing it in the syste
 but you'll need to install and compile the schemas before:
 
 ```bash
-# sudo cp data/de.wolfvollprecht.UberWriter.gschema.xml /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/de.wolfvollprecht.UberWriter.gschema.xml
-# sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+$ ./data/gen.sh
 ```
 
 ### Building a flatpak package
diff --git a/apostrophe.in b/apostrophe.in
index 70abee5..dc8040d 100755
--- a/apostrophe.in
+++ b/apostrophe.in
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ locale.bindtextdomain('apostrophe', localedir)
 gettext.textdomain('apostrophe')
 gettext.bindtextdomain('apostrophe', localedir)
 
-resource = Gio.resource_load(os.path.join(pkgdatadir, 'apostrophe/apostrophe.gresource'))
+if pkgdatadir != '@DATA_DIR@':
+    resource = Gio.resource_load(os.path.join(pkgdatadir, 'apostrophe/apostrophe.gresource'))
+else:
+    resource = Gio.resource_load(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data', 'apostrophe.gresource'))
 Gio.Resource._register(resource)
 
 
diff --git a/data/.gitignore b/data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10302b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/About.ui
+/apostrophe.gresource
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/gen.sh b/data/gen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f25d8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/gen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")" &&
+cp -fv "ui/About.ui.in" "About.ui" &&
+glib-compile-resources "apostrophe.gresource.xml"
\ No newline at end of file