diff --git a/src/shell/dotnet/.gitignore b/src/shell/dotnet/.gitignore
index d6a679ae0..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/shell/dotnet/.gitignore
+++ b/src/shell/dotnet/.gitignore
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Preload
diff --git a/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/App.xaml.cs b/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/App.xaml.cs
index e7e55038f..faa5caaa9 100644
--- a/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/App.xaml.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 using MorganStanley.ComposeUI.Fdc3.DesktopAgent;
 using MorganStanley.ComposeUI.Messaging.Server.WebSocket;
 using Shell.Utilities;
+using Shell.Preload;
 
 namespace Shell;
 
@@ -176,11 +177,10 @@ private void InjectMessageRouterConfig()
                     
                 """);
     }
-   
+
     private void InjectFdc3()
     {
-        string bundle = @"Shell.fdc3-iife-bundle.js";
-        string iife = ResourceReader.ReadResource(bundle);
+        string iife = ResourceReader.ReadResource(PreloadFdc3.Fdc3BundleResourceName);
 
         WebWindow.AddPreloadScript(iife);
     }
diff --git a/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Preload/PreloadFdc3.cs b/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Preload/PreloadFdc3.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90e5823af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Preload/PreloadFdc3.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Shell.Preload
+{
+    public static class PreloadFdc3
+    {
+        public static readonly string Fdc3BundleResourceName = @"Shell.fdc3-iife-bundle.js";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Shell.csproj b/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Shell.csproj
index 8dd39c7e9..1cd22f0a9 100644
--- a/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Shell.csproj
+++ b/src/shell/dotnet/Shell/Shell.csproj
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<EmbeddedResource Include="$(Fdc3BundleOutput)" >
+		<EmbeddedResource Include="$(Fdc3BundleOutput)">
 		</EmbeddedResource>
 	</ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/shell/dotnet/tests/Shell.Tests/ResourceReaderTests.cs b/src/shell/dotnet/tests/Shell.Tests/ResourceReaderTests.cs
index f3ce309fe..8570d144a 100644
--- a/src/shell/dotnet/tests/Shell.Tests/ResourceReaderTests.cs
+++ b/src/shell/dotnet/tests/Shell.Tests/ResourceReaderTests.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Shell.Preload;
 
 namespace ShellTests
 {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public class ReadResourceTests
         [Fact]
         public void ResourceCanBeRead()
         {
-            var resource = ResourceReader.ReadResource(@"Shell.fdc3-iife-bundle.js");
+            var resource = ResourceReader.ReadResource(PreloadFdc3.Fdc3BundleResourceName);
 
             Assert.NotNull(resource);
         }