diff --git a/src/GitHub.Exports/GitHub.Exports.csproj b/src/GitHub.Exports/GitHub.Exports.csproj
index ed40a1461e..0c5c674ca3 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.Exports/GitHub.Exports.csproj
+++ b/src/GitHub.Exports/GitHub.Exports.csproj
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Factories\IUIFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Factories\IUIPair.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Helpers\AssemblyResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\INotifyPropertySource.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\PropertyNotifierExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\SimpleRepositoryModelExtensions.cs" />
diff --git a/src/GitHub.Exports/Helpers/AssemblyResolver.cs b/src/GitHub.Exports/Helpers/AssemblyResolver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dca412f0a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GitHub.Exports/Helpers/AssemblyResolver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using GitHub.VisualStudio;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace GitHub.Helpers
+{
+    public static class AssemblyResolver
+    {
+        static bool resolverInitialized;
+
+        // list of assemblies to be loaded from the extension installation path
+        static readonly string[] ourAssemblies =
+        {
+            "GitHub.Api",
+            "GitHub.App",
+            "GitHub.CredentialManagement",
+            "GitHub.Exports",
+            "GitHub.Exports.Reactive",
+            "GitHub.Extensions",
+            "GitHub.Extensions.Reactive",
+            "GitHub.UI",
+            "GitHub.UI.Reactive",
+            "GitHub.VisualStudio",
+            "GitHub.TeamFoundation",
+            "GitHub.TeamFoundation.14",
+            "GitHub.TeamFoundation.15",
+            "GitHub.VisualStudio.UI",
+            "System.Windows.Interactivity"
+        };
+
+        public static void InitializeAssemblyResolver()
+        {
+            if (resolverInitialized)
+                return;
+            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += LoadAssemblyFromRunDir;
+            resolverInitialized = true;
+        }
+
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Reliability", "CA2001:AvoidCallingProblematicMethods")]
+        static Assembly LoadAssemblyFromRunDir(object sender, ResolveEventArgs e)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var name = new AssemblyName(e.Name);
+                if (!ourAssemblies.Contains(name.Name))
+                    return null;
+                var path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
+                var filename = Path.Combine(path, name.Name + ".dll");
+                if (!File.Exists(filename))
+                    return null;
+                return Assembly.LoadFrom(filename);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                var log = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
+                    "Error occurred loading {0} from {1}.{2}{3}{4}",
+                    e.Name,
+                    Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location,
+                    Environment.NewLine,
+                    ex,
+                    Environment.NewLine);
+                VsOutputLogger.Write(log);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/GitHub.VisualStudio.UI/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs b/src/GitHub.VisualStudio.UI/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs
index fa73ac11e9..e60377d247 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.VisualStudio.UI/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.VisualStudio.UI/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
 using System.Windows;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI;
 using GitHub.VisualStudio.Helpers;
+using GitHub.Helpers;
 
 namespace GitHub.VisualStudio.UI.Helpers
 {
     public class SharedDictionaryManager : ResourceDictionary
     {
+        static SharedDictionaryManager()
+        {
+            AssemblyResolver.InitializeAssemblyResolver();
+        }
+
         public SharedDictionaryManager()
         {
             currentTheme = Colors.DetectTheme();
diff --git a/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/GitHubPackage.cs b/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/GitHubPackage.cs
index 4a4c72dc75..a41fe5b5c3 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/GitHubPackage.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/GitHubPackage.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop;
 using Octokit;
+using GitHub.Helpers;
 
 namespace GitHub.VisualStudio
 {
@@ -32,32 +33,12 @@ namespace GitHub.VisualStudio
     [ProvideOptionPage(typeof(OptionsPage), "GitHub for Visual Studio", "General", 0, 0, supportsAutomation: true)]
     public class GitHubPackage : Package
     {
-        // list of assemblies to be loaded from the extension installation path
-        static readonly string[] ourAssemblies =
-        {
-            "GitHub.Api",
-            "GitHub.App",
-            "GitHub.CredentialManagement",
-            "GitHub.Exports",
-            "GitHub.Exports.Reactive",
-            "GitHub.Extensions",
-            "GitHub.Extensions.Reactive",
-            "GitHub.UI",
-            "GitHub.UI.Reactive",
-            "GitHub.VisualStudio",
-            "GitHub.TeamFoundation",
-            "GitHub.TeamFoundation.14",
-            "GitHub.TeamFoundation.15",
-            "GitHub.VisualStudio.UI",
-            "System.Windows.Interactivity"
-        };
 
         readonly IServiceProvider serviceProvider;
-        static bool resolverInitialized;
 
         static GitHubPackage()
         {
-            InitializeAssemblyResolver();
+            AssemblyResolver.InitializeAssemblyResolver();
         }
 
         public GitHubPackage()
@@ -70,14 +51,6 @@ public GitHubPackage(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
             this.serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
         }
 
-        public static void InitializeAssemblyResolver()
-        {
-            if (resolverInitialized)
-                return;
-            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += LoadAssemblyFromRunDir;
-            resolverInitialized = true;
-        }
-
         protected override void Initialize()
         {
             base.Initialize();
@@ -91,34 +64,6 @@ protected override void Initialize()
                 serviceProvider.AddCommandHandler(menu.Guid, menu.CmdId, menu.CanShow, () => menu.Activate());
         }
 
-        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Reliability", "CA2001:AvoidCallingProblematicMethods")]
-        static Assembly LoadAssemblyFromRunDir(object sender, ResolveEventArgs e)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var name = new AssemblyName(e.Name);
-                if (!ourAssemblies.Contains(name.Name))
-                    return null;
-                var path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
-                var filename = Path.Combine(path, name.Name + ".dll");
-                if (!File.Exists(filename))
-                    return null;
-                return Assembly.LoadFrom(filename);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                var log = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
-                    "Error occurred loading {0} from {1}.{2}{3}{4}",
-                    e.Name,
-                    Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location,
-                    Environment.NewLine,
-                    ex,
-                    Environment.NewLine);
-                VsOutputLogger.Write(log);
-            }
-            return null;
-        }
-
         void IncrementLaunchCount()
         {
             var usageTracker = serviceProvider.GetExportedValue<IUsageTracker>();
diff --git a/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs b/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs
index 40a41467bd..0d621e240a 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs
+++ b/src/GitHub.VisualStudio/Helpers/SharedDictionaryManager.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using GitHub.Helpers;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Windows;
 
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ public class SharedDictionaryManager : ResourceDictionary
     {
         static SharedDictionaryManager()
         {
-            GitHubPackage.InitializeAssemblyResolver();
+            AssemblyResolver.InitializeAssemblyResolver();
         }
 
         static readonly Dictionary<Uri, ResourceDictionary> resourceDicts = new Dictionary<Uri, ResourceDictionary>();