diff --git a/internal/project/project.go b/internal/project/project.go
index 6b2a6ed..49db49d 100644
--- a/internal/project/project.go
+++ b/internal/project/project.go
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ func (p *Project) SourceDir() string {
 }
 
 func (p *Project) AssetsDir() string {
-	return filepath.Join(p.Root, p.Config.Paths.Assets)
+	assets := strings.TrimSpace(p.Config.Paths.Assets)
+	if assets == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(p.Root, assets)
 }
 
 func (p *Project) BuildDir() string {
diff --git a/nwn-tool b/nwn-tool
index 000513e..f039fb0 100755
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