diff --git a/src/org/jdesktop/swingx/JXMapViewer.java b/src/org/jdesktop/swingx/JXMapViewer.java
index 81ffc083..e0bd81f9 100644
--- a/src/org/jdesktop/swingx/JXMapViewer.java
+++ b/src/org/jdesktop/swingx/JXMapViewer.java
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.beans.DesignMode;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent;
 import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
-import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
 import org.jdesktop.swingx.mapviewer.GeoPosition;
@@ -126,13 +125,13 @@ public class JXMapViewer extends JPanel implements DesignMode
 		// make a dummy loading image
 		try
 		{
-			URL url = JXMapViewer.class.getResource("mapviewer/resources/loading.png");
-			this.setLoadingImage(ImageIO.read(url));
+			ImageIcon imageIcon = new ImageIcon( "images/loading.png" );
+			this.setLoadingImage( imageIcon.getImage() );
 		}
 		catch (Throwable ex)
 		{
 			
-			mLog.error( "JXMapViewer could not load 'loading.png'" );
+			mLog.error( "could not load 'loading.png'" );
 			
 			BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(16, 16, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
 			Graphics2D g2 = img.createGraphics();