diff --git a/lib/variation.js b/lib/variation.js
index 6b6f11f..f21c532 100644
--- a/lib/variation.js
+++ b/lib/variation.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 var util = require('util');
 var path = require('path');
 var _ = require("lodash");
+var ejs = require("ejs");
 
 var fileUtil = require("./file-util");
 var logger = require("./logger");
 var readConfig = require("./read-config");
 var OptimizelyClient = require("optimizely-node-client");
 var OptCLIBase = require("./optcli-base");
+var Assets = require('./assets');
 
 function Variation(attributes, baseDir) {
   Variation.super_.call(this, attributes, baseDir);
@@ -38,10 +40,20 @@ Variation.prototype.getJS = function() {
 }
 
 Variation.prototype.createRemote = function(client, remote) {
+  //assume assets are in experiment.baseDir
+  var assets = new Assets({}, path.normalize(this.baseDir + "/.."));
+  if (assets.JSONFileExists()) {
+    logger.log("info", "assets file found, loading");
+    assets.loadFromFile();
+  }
 
   //create new variation
   var varArgs = _.clone(this.attributes);
-  varArgs['js_component'] = this.getJS();
+  varArgs['js_component'] = String(ejs.render(this.getJS(), {
+    locals: {
+      assets: assets.attributes
+    }
+  }));
   varArgs['experiment_id'] = experiment.attributes.id;
 
   var self = this;
@@ -58,9 +70,19 @@ Variation.prototype.createRemote = function(client, remote) {
 }
 
 Variation.prototype.updateRemote = function(client) {
-  //create new experiment
+  //assume assets are in experiment.baseDir
+  var assets = new Assets({}, path.normalize(this.baseDir + "/.."));
+  if (assets.JSONFileExists()) {
+    logger.log("info", "assets file found, loading");
+    assets.loadFromFile();
+  }
+  
   var varArgs = _.clone(this.attributes);
-  varArgs['js_component'] = this.getJS();
+  varArgs['js_component'] = String(ejs.render(this.getJS(), {
+    locals: {
+      assets: assets.attributes
+    }
+  }));
 
   var self = this;
   return client.updateVariation(varArgs).then(function(variationAttrs) {