diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index adbfca129..9b1a55025 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -163,9 +163,8 @@ void OMW::Engine::loadBSA()
         std::cout << "Data dir " << dataDirectory << std::endl;
         Bsa::addDir(dataDirectory, mFSStrict);
 
-        // Workaround: Mygui does not find textures in non-BSA subfolders, _unless_ they are explicitely added like this
-        // For splash screens, this is OK to do, but eventually we will need an investigation why this is necessary
-        Bsa::addDir(dataDirectory + "/Splash", mFSStrict);
+        // Workaround until resource listing capabilities are added to DirArchive, we need those to list available splash screens
+        addResourcesDirectory (dataDirectory);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
index bb3aade61..cfe54c91a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
@@ -216,9 +216,13 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             std::string start = it->substr(0, 6);
             boost::to_lower(start);
+
             if (start == "splash")
                 splash.push_back (*it);
         }
-        mBackgroundImage->setImageTexture (splash[rand() % splash.size()]);
+        std::string randomSplash = splash[rand() % splash.size()];
+
+        Ogre::TexturePtr tex = Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton ().load (randomSplash, "General");
+        mBackgroundImage->setImageTexture (randomSplash);
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/bsa/bsa_archive.cpp b/components/bsa/bsa_archive.cpp
index 081207b0c..8380b0838 100644
--- a/components/bsa/bsa_archive.cpp
+++ b/components/bsa/bsa_archive.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void addBSA(const std::string& name, const std::string& group)
 {
   insertBSAFactory();
   ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().
-    addResourceLocation(name, "BSA", group);
+    addResourceLocation(name, "BSA", group, true);
 }
 
 void addDir(const std::string& name, const bool& fs, const std::string& group)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void addDir(const std::string& name, const bool& fs, const std::string& group)
     insertDirFactory();
 
     ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().
-    addResourceLocation(name, "Dir", group);
+    addResourceLocation(name, "Dir", group, true);
 }
 
 }