diff --git a/src/core/systems/AssetManager.cpp b/src/core/systems/AssetManager.cpp
index ff63263..3010f0e 100644
--- a/src/core/systems/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/systems/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace OX
     std::shared_ptr<ResourceTreeNode> AssetManager::s_FileTree = std::make_shared<ResourceTreeNode>();
 
     std::filesystem::path AssetManager::s_ProjectRoot;
-    std::atomic<bool> AssetManager::s_Scanning{false};
+    std::atomic<bool> AssetManager::s_Scanning{true};
     std::thread AssetManager::s_ScanThread;
 
     std::queue<AssetManager::PendingTexture> AssetManager::s_TextureQueue;
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ namespace OX
             std::vector<std::pair<std::string, AssetMetadata> > newMetadata;
             newMetadata.reserve(256);
 
+
             for (auto &entry: allEntries) {
                 if (!s_Scanning) break;
 
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ namespace OX
                 std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
         }
 
-        s_Scanning = false;
     }