diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 00eb19309a7..ba15be98ce3 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -5,12 +5,20 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglClipboard;
 
 import forge.Forge;
 import forge.interfaces.INetworkConnection;
+import forge.util.FileUtil;
 import forge.util.Utils;
 
 public class Main {
+    private static final boolean SHARE_DESKTOP_ASSETS = true;
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String assetsDir = SHARE_DESKTOP_ASSETS ? "../forge-gui/" : "testAssets/";
+        if (!SHARE_DESKTOP_ASSETS) {
+            FileUtil.ensureDirectoryExists(assetsDir);
+        }
+
         new LwjglApplication(Forge.getApp(new LwjglClipboard(), new DesktopNetworkConnection(),
-                "../forge-gui/", null), "Forge", Utils.DEV_SCREEN_WIDTH, Utils.DEV_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
+                assetsDir, null), "Forge", Utils.DEV_SCREEN_WIDTH, Utils.DEV_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
     }
 
     private static class DesktopNetworkConnection implements INetworkConnection {