diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index ea23ed45c..e8b8c1824 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ const withVanillaExtract = createVanillaExtractPlugin({ tests: /\.css$/ });
 const nextConfig = {
   ...withVanillaExtract({
     webpack: (config, { isServer }) => {
-      config.module.rules.push({
-        test: /\.glsl$/,
-        type: 'asset/source',
-      });
+      config.module.rules.push(
+        {
+          test: /\.glsl$/,
+          type: 'asset/source',
+        },
+        {
+          test: /\.proto$/,
+          type: 'asset/source',
+        },
+      );
 
       if (isServer) {
         writeFileSync(
diff --git a/public/protos/blitzkit.proto b/public/protos/average_definitions.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from public/protos/blitzkit.proto
rename to public/protos/average_definitions.proto
diff --git a/scripts/averages.ts b/scripts/averages.ts
index 91d759a0b..7a7057a19 100644
--- a/scripts/averages.ts
+++ b/scripts/averages.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ async function postWork() {
     {
       path: `averages/${latest}.pb`,
       content: await encodeToBase64(
-        'blitzkit/blitzkit.AverageDefinitions',
+        'average_definitions',
+        'blitzkit.AverageDefinitions',
         averageDefinitions,
       ),
       encoding: 'base64',
diff --git a/scripts/reviews.ts b/scripts/reviews.ts
index 961cd5709..739b60dec 100644
--- a/scripts/reviews.ts
+++ b/scripts/reviews.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { asset } from '../src/core/blitzkit/asset';
 import { commitAssets } from '../src/core/blitzkit/commitAssets';
 import { Reviews, Video } from '../src/core/blitzkit/reviews';
 import { decode } from '../src/core/protobuf/decode';
-import { encode } from '../src/core/protobuf/encode';
+import { encodeToBase64 } from '../src/core/protobuf/encodeToBase64';
 import { DATA } from './buildAssets/constants';
 import {
   BlitzStrings,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ console.log('Finding reviews...');
 const currentReviews = await fetch(asset('definitions/reviews.pb'))
   .then((response) => response.arrayBuffer())
   .then((buffer) =>
-    decode<Reviews>('reviews/blitzkit.Reviews', new Uint8Array(buffer)),
+    decode<Reviews>('reviews', 'blitzkit.Reviews', new Uint8Array(buffer)),
   );
 const auth = await google.auth.getClient({
   scopes: ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly'],
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ for (const tank of tanksSanitized) {
   }
 }
 
-const content = await encode('reviews/blitzkit.Reviews', reviews).then(
-  (array) => Buffer.from(array).toString('base64'),
-);
+const content = await encodeToBase64('reviews', 'blitzkit.Reviews', reviews);
 
 await commitAssets('reviews', [
   { content, encoding: 'base64', path: 'definitions/reviews.pb' },
diff --git a/src/core/blitzkit/averageDefinitions/index.ts b/src/core/blitzkit/averageDefinitions/index.ts
index d03417cf1..d448e4ce6 100644
--- a/src/core/blitzkit/averageDefinitions/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/blitzkit/averageDefinitions/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ export const averageDefinitions = fetch(asset('averages/manifest.json'), {
   .then((response) => response.arrayBuffer())
   .then((buffer) =>
     decode<AverageDefinitions>(
-      'blitzkit/blitzkit.AverageDefinitions',
+      'average_definitions',
+      'blitzkit.AverageDefinitions',
       new Uint8Array(buffer),
     ),
   );
diff --git a/src/core/blitzkit/reviews.ts b/src/core/blitzkit/reviews.ts
index e343b1541..9ac16340d 100644
--- a/src/core/blitzkit/reviews.ts
+++ b/src/core/blitzkit/reviews.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ export interface Video {
 export const reviews = fetch(asset('definitions/reviews.pb'))
   .then((response) => response.arrayBuffer())
   .then((buffer) =>
-    decode<Reviews>('reviews/blitzkit.Reviews', new Uint8Array(buffer)),
+    decode<Reviews>('reviews', 'blitzkit.Reviews', new Uint8Array(buffer)),
   );
diff --git a/src/core/protobuf/decode.ts b/src/core/protobuf/decode.ts
index 86684640c..e8cf5f9ef 100644
--- a/src/core/protobuf/decode.ts
+++ b/src/core/protobuf/decode.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import { lookup } from './lookup';
+import { lookup, ProtoSource } from './lookup';
 
-export async function decode<Type>(proto: string, data: Uint8Array) {
-  const Message = await lookup(proto);
-  return Message.decode(data).toJSON() as Type;
+export function decode<Type>(
+  source: ProtoSource,
+  type: string,
+  data: Uint8Array,
+) {
+  return lookup(source, type).decode(data).toJSON() as Type;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/protobuf/encode.ts b/src/core/protobuf/encode.ts
index 7ff1b18d1..877d1e125 100644
--- a/src/core/protobuf/encode.ts
+++ b/src/core/protobuf/encode.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-import { lookup } from './lookup';
+import { lookup, ProtoSource } from './lookup';
 
-export async function encode(proto: string, data: any) {
-  const Message = await lookup(proto);
-  const verification = Message.verify(data);
+export function encode(
+  source: ProtoSource,
+  type: string,
+  data: Record<string, any>,
+) {
+  const message = lookup(source, type);
+  const verification = message.verify(data);
 
   if (verification !== null) throw new Error(verification);
 
-  return Message.encode(Message.create(data)).finish();
+  return message.encode(message.create(data)).finish();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/protobuf/encodeToBase64.ts b/src/core/protobuf/encodeToBase64.ts
index 86a35166f..b9a367e32 100644
--- a/src/core/protobuf/encodeToBase64.ts
+++ b/src/core/protobuf/encodeToBase64.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { encode } from './encode';
+import { ProtoSource } from './lookup';
 
-export async function encodeToBase64(proto: string, data: any) {
-  const array = await encode(proto, data);
+export async function encodeToBase64(
+  source: ProtoSource,
+  type: string,
+  data: any,
+) {
+  const array = encode(source, type, data);
   return Buffer.from(array).toString('base64');
 }
diff --git a/src/core/protobuf/lookup.ts b/src/core/protobuf/lookup.ts
index 388ed29da..4d876836e 100644
--- a/src/core/protobuf/lookup.ts
+++ b/src/core/protobuf/lookup.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-import { Root } from 'protobufjs';
-import { context } from '../blitzkit/context';
+import { parse } from 'protobufjs';
+import average_definitions from '../../../public/protos/average_definitions.proto';
+import reviews from '../../../public/protos/reviews.proto';
 
-export async function lookup(proto: string) {
-  const [file, message] = proto.split('/');
-  const root = await new Root().load(
-    context === 'server'
-      ? `public/protos/${file}.proto`
-      : `/protos/${file}.proto`,
-    { keepCase: true },
-  );
+export type ProtoSource = keyof typeof protos;
 
-  return root.lookupType(message);
+const protos = { reviews, average_definitions };
+
+export function lookup(source: ProtoSource, type: string) {
+  return parse(protos[source]).root.lookupType(type);
 }
diff --git a/src/types/proto.d.ts b/src/types/proto.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa9769548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/proto.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+declare module '*.proto' {
+  const value: string;
+  export default value;
+}