diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/assets/AssetsLibraryList.hx b/source/funkin/backend/assets/AssetsLibraryList.hx
index 096c82dc..744feed2 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/assets/AssetsLibraryList.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/assets/AssetsLibraryList.hx
@@ -100,15 +100,11 @@ class AssetsLibraryList extends AssetLibrary {
 
 	public function getSpecificAsset(id:String, type:String, source:AssetSource = BOTH, ?avoidRoot:Bool = false):Dynamic {
 		try {
-			var fileFromAssets:Bool = id.startsWith("assets/");
-
-			if (!fileFromAssets) {
+			if (!id.startsWith("assets/")) {
 				var ass = getSpecificAsset('assets/$id', type, source);
 				if (ass != null)
 					return ass;
-			}
-
-			if (fileFromAssets) {
+			} else {
 				for (lib in assetsLibs) {
 					if (shouldSkipLib(libraries.indexOf(lib), source)) continue;
 
@@ -116,7 +112,9 @@ class AssetsLibraryList extends AssetLibrary {
 					if (asset != null)
 						return asset;
 				}
-			} else if (!avoidRoot) {
+			}
+
+			if (!avoidRoot) {
 				for (lib in rootLibs) {
 					if (shouldSkipLib(libraries.indexOf(lib), source)) continue;
 
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ class AssetsLibraryList extends AssetLibrary {
 
 		if (finalLib is IModsAssetLibrary)
 			assetsLibs.insert(0, finalLib);
-		else 
+		else
 			rootLibs.insert(0, finalLib);
 		return lib;
 	}
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/credits/CreditsMain.hx b/source/funkin/menus/credits/CreditsMain.hx
index a7edeb68..af62af37 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/credits/CreditsMain.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/credits/CreditsMain.hx
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ class CreditsMain extends TreeMenu {
 		add(bg);
 
 		var selectables:Array<OptionType> = [];
+		var xmlPath = Paths.xml('config/credits');
 		for(source in [funkin.backend.assets.AssetsLibraryList.AssetSource.SOURCE, funkin.backend.assets.AssetsLibraryList.AssetSource.MODS]) {
-			if (Paths.assetsTree.existsSpecific(Paths.xml('config/credits'), "TEXT", source)) {
+			if (Paths.assetsTree.existsSpecific(xmlPath, "TEXT", source)) {
 				var access:Access = null;
 				try {
-					access = new Access(Xml.parse(Paths.assetsTree.getSpecificAsset(Paths.xml('config/credits'), "TEXT", source)));
+					access = new Access(Xml.parse(Paths.assetsTree.getSpecificAsset(xmlPath, "TEXT", source)));
 				} catch(e) {
 					Logs.trace('Error while parsing credits.xml: ${Std.string(e)}', ERROR);
 				}