diff --git a/crowdin.yml b/crowdin.yml
index d4df00a60152..82b9d9921da6 100644
--- a/crowdin.yml
+++ b/crowdin.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ files:
     translation: /mealie/lang/messages/%locale%.json
 
   # Resource Files
-  - source: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/en-US.json
-    translation: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/%locale%.json
-  - source: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/en-US.json
-    translation: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/%locale%.json
-  - source: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/en-US.json
-    translation: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/%locale%.json
+  - source: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/locales/en-US.json
+    translation: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/locales/%locale%.json
+  - source: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/locales/en-US.json
+    translation: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/locales/%locale%.json
+  - source: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/locales/en-US.json
+    translation: /mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/locales/%locale%.json
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/__init__.py b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/__init__.py
index 1b128de10c11..3de54e8f125b 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 
-en_US = CWD / "en-US.json"
+en_US = CWD / "locales" / "en-US.json"
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/en-us.json b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/locales/en-US.json
similarity index 99%
rename from mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/en-us.json
rename to mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/locales/en-US.json
index 47b6f3f50767..149241c29c9c 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/en-us.json
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/foods/locales/en-US.json
@@ -221,4 +221,4 @@
     "watermelon": "watermelon",
     "xanthan-gum": "xanthan gum",
     "yeast": "yeast"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/__init__.py b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/__init__.py
index 1b128de10c11..3de54e8f125b 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 
-en_US = CWD / "en-US.json"
+en_US = CWD / "locales" / "en-US.json"
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/en-us.json b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/locales/en-US.json
similarity index 99%
rename from mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/en-us.json
rename to mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/locales/en-US.json
index 9a671bad8a97..fe4d0175fcb7 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/en-us.json
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/labels/locales/en-US.json
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@
     {
         "name": "Other"
     }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/__init__.py b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/__init__.py
index 1b128de10c11..3de54e8f125b 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 
-en_US = CWD / "en-US.json"
+en_US = CWD / "locales" / "en-US.json"
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/en-us.json b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/locales/en-US.json
similarity index 99%
rename from mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/en-us.json
rename to mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/locales/en-US.json
index 66444bb777f4..336525a5aa59 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/en-us.json
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/resources/units/locales/en-US.json
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@
         "description": "",
         "abbreviation": ""
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/mealie/repos/seed/seeders.py b/mealie/repos/seed/seeders.py
index 349eb01c0488..26a6ecdabac0 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/seed/seeders.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/seed/seeders.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ from mealie.schema.labels import MultiPurposeLabelSave
 from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe_ingredient import SaveIngredientFood, SaveIngredientUnit
 
 from ._abstract_seeder import AbstractSeeder
+from .resources import foods, labels, units
 
 
 class MultiPurposeLabelSeeder(AbstractSeeder):
     def load_data(self) -> Generator[MultiPurposeLabelSave, None, None]:
-        file = self.resources / "labels" / "en-us.json"
+        file = labels.en_US
 
         for label in json.loads(file.read_text()):
             yield MultiPurposeLabelSave(
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class MultiPurposeLabelSeeder(AbstractSeeder):
 
 class IngredientUnitsSeeder(AbstractSeeder):
     def load_data(self) -> Generator[SaveIngredientUnit, None, None]:
-        file = self.resources / "units" / "en-us.json"
+        file = units.en_US
         for unit in json.loads(file.read_text()).values():
             yield SaveIngredientUnit(
                 group_id=self.group_id,
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ class IngredientUnitsSeeder(AbstractSeeder):
 
 class IngredientFoodsSeeder(AbstractSeeder):
     def load_data(self) -> Generator[SaveIngredientFood, None, None]:
-        file = self.resources / "foods" / "en-us.json"
-        foods: dict[str, str] = json.loads(file.read_text())
-        for food in foods.values():
+        file = foods.en_US
+        seed_foods: dict[str, str] = json.loads(file.read_text())
+        for food in seed_foods.values():
             yield SaveIngredientFood(
                 group_id=self.group_id,
                 name=food,