diff --git a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
index b0ab5e4f..f945b9f3 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/tools/pack/pack.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 namespace nostalgia {
 
-using Preloader = ox::ModelHandlerInterface<GbaPreloader>;
-
 static ox::Error pathToInode(ox::FileSystem *dest, ox::ModelObject *obj) noexcept {
 	auto &o = *obj;
 	auto type = static_cast<ox::FileAddressType>(o["type"].get<int8_t>());
@@ -145,13 +143,14 @@ static ox::Error copy(ox::FileSystem *src, ox::FileSystem *dest, ox::CRString pa
 }
 
 // transformations need to be done after the copy to the new FS is complete
-static ox::Error preloadObj(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, Preloader *pl, ox::CRString path) noexcept {
+static ox::Error preloadObj(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, GbaPreloader *pl, ox::CRString path) noexcept {
 	// load file
 	oxRequireM(buff, romFs->read(path.c_str()));
 	oxRequireM(obj, ox::readClaw(ts, buff));
 	if (obj.type()->preloadable) {
 		// preload
-		oxReturnError(model(pl, &obj));
+		auto err = ox::preload<GbaPlatSpec, decltype(obj)>(pl, &obj);
+		oxReturnError(err);
 		const core::PreloadPtr p{.preloadAddr = 0};
 		oxReturnError(ox::writeMC(&p).moveTo(&buff));
 	} else {
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ static ox::Error preloadObj(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, Preloade
 
 // claw file transformations are broken out because path to inode
 // transformations need to be done after the copy to the new FS is complete
-static ox::Error preload(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, Preloader *pl, ox::CRString path) noexcept {
+static ox::Error preloadDir(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, GbaPreloader *pl, ox::CRString path) noexcept {
 	// copy
 	oxTracef("pack::preload", "path: {}", path);
 	oxRequire(fileList, romFs->ls(path));
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ static ox::Error preload(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *romFs, Preloader *
 		oxRequire(stat, romFs->stat(filePath.c_str()));
 		if (stat.fileType == ox::FileType::Directory) {
 			const auto dir = path + name + '/';
-			oxReturnError(preload(ts, romFs, pl, dir));
+			oxReturnError(preloadDir(ts, romFs, pl, dir));
 		} else {
 			oxReturnError(preloadObj(ts, romFs, pl, filePath));
 		}
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ ox::Error pack(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *src, ox::FileSystem *dest) n
 }
 
 ox::Error preload(core::TypeStore *ts, ox::FileSystem *src, GbaPreloader *pl) noexcept {
-	return preload(ts, src, pl->interface(), "/");
+	return preloadDir(ts, src, pl, "/");
 }
 
 }