diff --git a/packages/flame_texturepacker/lib/src/texture_packer_atlas.dart b/packages/flame_texturepacker/lib/src/texture_packer_atlas.dart
index 309779837dc..951e84f6462 100644
--- a/packages/flame_texturepacker/lib/src/texture_packer_atlas.dart
+++ b/packages/flame_texturepacker/lib/src/texture_packer_atlas.dart
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Future<_TextureAtlasData> _parse(
   if (fromStorage) {
     fileAsString = await File(path).readAsString();
   } else {
-    fileAsString = await Flame.assets.readFile(path);
+    fileAsString = await Flame.assets.readFile('images/$path');
   }
 
   final iterator = LineSplitter.split(fileAsString).iterator;