diff --git a/modules/dataloader/operators/loader.cpp b/modules/dataloader/operators/loader.cpp
index 2b0882940d..77241d682c 100644
--- a/modules/dataloader/operators/loader.cpp
+++ b/modules/dataloader/operators/loader.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,16 @@
 #include <ghoul/misc/dictionary.h>
 #include <modules/kameleonvolume/kameleonvolumereader.h>
 #include <ext/json/json.hpp>
+#include <openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h>
+#include <openspace/engine/globals.h>
+#include <openspace/scene/assetmanager.h>
 
 #include <ghoul/glm.h>
 
 using Directory = ghoul::filesystem::Directory;
 using File = ghoul::filesystem::File;
 using RawPath = ghoul::filesystem::Directory::RawPath;
+using PrettyPrint = ghoul::DictionaryLuaFormatter::PrettyPrint;
 using Recursive = ghoul::filesystem::Directory::Recursive;
 using TestResult = openspace::documentation::TestResult;
 using json = nlohmann::json;
@@ -615,7 +619,7 @@ const std::string Loader::createAssetFile(ghoul::Dictionary assetDictionary)
     Directory d = getAssetFolderDirectory();
     const std::string path = d.path();
 
-    ghoul::DictionaryLuaFormatter formatter;
+    ghoul::DictionaryLuaFormatter formatter(PrettyPrint::Yes, "  ");
     const std::string dictionaryString = formatter.format(assetDictionary);
 
     std::string identifier = assetDictionary.value<std::string>(KeyIdentifier);
@@ -642,7 +646,7 @@ const std::string Loader::createAssetFile(ghoul::Dictionary assetDictionary)
 
 void Loader::loadCreatedAsset(const std::string& path) 
 {
-    
+    global::openSpaceEngine.assetManager().add(path);
 }
 
 // void Loader::createVolumeDataItem(std::string absPath) {}
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 8b58b0a9a8..86b8eb9909 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,20 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::initialize() {
     LDEBUG("Registering Lua libraries");
     registerCoreClasses(global::scriptEngine);
 
+    // Set up asset loader
+    std::unique_ptr<SynchronizationWatcher> w =
+        std::make_unique<SynchronizationWatcher>();
+    SynchronizationWatcher* rawWatcher = w.get();
+
+    global::openSpaceEngine._assetManager = std::make_unique<AssetManager>(
+        std::make_unique<AssetLoader>(
+            *global::scriptEngine.luaState(),
+            rawWatcher,
+            FileSys.absPath("${ASSETS}")
+        ),
+        std::move(w)
+    );
+
     global::scriptEngine.addLibrary(global::openSpaceEngine._assetManager->luaLibrary());
 
     for (OpenSpaceModule* module : global::moduleEngine.modules()) {
@@ -316,20 +330,6 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::initialize() {
         func();
     }
 
-    // Set up asset loader
-    std::unique_ptr<SynchronizationWatcher> w =
-        std::make_unique<SynchronizationWatcher>();
-    SynchronizationWatcher* rawWatcher = w.get();
-
-    global::openSpaceEngine._assetManager = std::make_unique<AssetManager>(
-        std::make_unique<AssetLoader>(
-            *global::scriptEngine.luaState(),
-            rawWatcher,
-            FileSys.absPath("${ASSETS}")
-        ),
-        std::move(w)
-    );
-
     global::openSpaceEngine._assetManager->initialize();
     scheduleLoadSingleAsset(global::configuration.asset);