diff --git a/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py b/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
index 0416355..be44f38 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/resource_files.py
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 """Handling of skill data such as intents and regular expressions."""
+import abc
 import json
 import re
 from collections import namedtuple
 from os import walk
 from os.path import dirname
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Dict
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Dict, Any
 
 from langcodes import tag_distance
 from ovos_config.config import Configuration
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ def __init__(self, resource_type: ResourceType, resource_name: str):
         self.resource_name = resource_name
         self.file_path = self._locate()
 
-    def _locate(self) -> str:
+    def _locate(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """Locates a resource file in the skill's locale directory.
 
         A skill's locale directory can contain a subdirectory structure defined
@@ -353,22 +354,12 @@ def _locate(self) -> str:
                 if file_name in file_names:
                     file_path = Path(directory, file_name)
 
-        # check the core resources
-        if file_path is None and self.resource_type.language:
-            sub_path = Path("text", self.resource_type.language, file_name)
-            file_path = resolve_resource_file(str(sub_path),
-                                              config=Configuration())
-
-        # check non-lang specific core resources
-        if file_path is None:
-            file_path = resolve_resource_file(file_name,
-                                              config=Configuration())
-
         if file_path is None:
             LOG.debug(f"Could not find resource file {file_name} for lang: {self.resource_type.language}")
 
         return file_path
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def load(self):
         """Override in subclass to define resource type loading behavior."""
         pass
@@ -406,13 +397,6 @@ def _locate(self):
                 if x.is_file() and file_name == x.name:
                     file_path = Path(self.resource_type.base_directory, file_name)
 
-        # check the core resources
-        if file_path is None:
-            file_path = resolve_resource_file(file_name,
-                                              config=Configuration()) or \
-                        resolve_resource_file(f"ui/{file_name}",
-                                              config=Configuration())
-
         if file_path is None:
             LOG.error(f"Could not find resource file {file_name}")
 
@@ -423,7 +407,7 @@ def load(self):
 
 
 class JsonFile(ResourceFile):
-    def load(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    def load(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         if self.file_path is not None:
             with open(self.file_path) as f:
                 return json.load(f)
diff --git a/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py b/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py
index 21fa7ad..24aec96 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/skills/ovos.py
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ def speak_dialog(self, key: str, data: Optional[dict] = None,
                 expect_response, wait, meta={'dialog': key, 'data': data}
             )
         else:
-            self.log.warning(
+            self.log.error(
                 'dialog_render is None, does the locale/dialog folder exist?'
             )
             self.speak(key, expect_response, wait, {})