diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e8ba705..7fa03dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
     target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
         -fsanitize=address
     )
+
+    target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE DEBUG_MODE)
+    target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE 
+        ASSETS_PATH="${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/assets/"
+    )
+else()
+    target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE 
+        ASSETS_PATH="./assets/"
+    )
 endif()
 
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC ${INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/include/Cubed/tools/cubed_assert.hpp b/include/Cubed/tools/cubed_assert.hpp
index c3185db..e2ad948 100644
--- a/include/Cubed/tools/cubed_assert.hpp
+++ b/include/Cubed/tools/cubed_assert.hpp
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ namespace Assert {
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
-#define CUBED_ASSERT(cond) ((void)0)
-#define CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(cond, message) ((void)0)
-#else
+#ifdef DEBUG_MODE
 #define CUBED_ASSERT(cond) \
     do { \
         if (!(cond)) { \
@@ -32,4 +29,8 @@ namespace Assert {
             ::Assert::msg(#cond, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, message); \
         } \
     } while (0)
+
+#else
+#define CUBED_ASSERT(cond) ((void)0)
+#define CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(cond, message) ((void)0)
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer.cpp
index 1d0f863..ddc4013 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void Renderer::init() {
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
     
-    #ifndef NDEBUG    
+    #ifdef DEBUG_MODE    
     glEnable(GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT);
     glDebugMessageCallback([](GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity, GLsizei length, const GLchar* message, const void* user_param) {
         Logger::log(Logger::Level::DEBUG, std::source_location::current(),"GL Debug: {}", reinterpret_cast<const char*>(message));
diff --git a/src/texture_manager.cpp b/src/texture_manager.cpp
index cb09ba8..e12c3b7 100644
--- a/src/texture_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/texture_manager.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GLuint TextureManager::get_ui_array() const{
 void TextureManager::load_block_status(unsigned id) {
 
     CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(id < MAX_BLOCK_STATUS, "Exceed the max status sum limit");
-    std::string path = "assets/texture/status/" + std::to_string(id) + ".png";
+    std::string path = "texture/status/" + std::to_string(id) + ".png";
     unsigned char* image_data = nullptr;
     image_data = (Tools::load_image_data(path));
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, m_block_status_array);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void TextureManager::load_block_texture(unsigned id) {
     }
     unsigned char* image_data[6];
 
-    std::string block_texture_path = "assets/texture/block/" + name;
+    std::string block_texture_path = "texture/block/" + name;
     image_data[0] = (Tools::load_image_data(block_texture_path + "/front.png"));
     image_data[1] = (Tools::load_image_data(block_texture_path + "/right.png"));
     image_data[2] = (Tools::load_image_data(block_texture_path + "/back.png"));
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void TextureManager::load_block_texture(unsigned id) {
 void TextureManager::load_ui_texture(unsigned id) {
     CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(id < MAX_UI_NUM, "Exceed the max ui sum limit");
 
-    std::string path = "assets/texture/ui/" + std::to_string(id) + ".png";
+    std::string path = "texture/ui/" + std::to_string(id) + ".png";
     unsigned char* image_data = nullptr;
     image_data = (Tools::load_image_data(path));
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, m_ui_array);
diff --git a/src/tools/shader_tools.cpp b/src/tools/shader_tools.cpp
index 5f7f4de..2992be9 100644
--- a/src/tools/shader_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/shader_tools.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #include <fstream>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 #include <Cubed/config.hpp>
 #include <Cubed/tools/cubed_assert.hpp>
 #include <Cubed/tools/shader_tools.hpp>
 #include <Cubed/tools/log.hpp>
 
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 namespace Tools {
 
@@ -119,11 +121,12 @@ namespace Tools {
     }
 
     unsigned char* load_image_data(const std::string& tex_image_path) {
+        fs::path path = ASSETS_PATH + tex_image_path;
+        CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(fs::is_regular_file(path), path.c_str());
         unsigned char* data = nullptr;
         int width, height, channels; 
-        data = SOIL_load_image(tex_image_path.c_str(), &width, &height, &channels, SOIL_LOAD_AUTO);
-        std::string error_info = "Could not load texture " + tex_image_path;
-        CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(data, error_info.c_str());
+        data = SOIL_load_image(path.c_str(), &width, &height, &channels, SOIL_LOAD_AUTO);
+        CUBED_ASSERT_MSG(data, "Could not load texture" + path.string());
 
         return data;
     }