diff --git a/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/LoadRenderableFromFilamentGltfTask.java b/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/LoadRenderableFromFilamentGltfTask.java
index d0015cb4..2c6a1d0c 100644
--- a/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/LoadRenderableFromFilamentGltfTask.java
+++ b/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/LoadRenderableFromFilamentGltfTask.java
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<T> downloadAndProcessRenderable(
             // Download byte buffer via thread pool
             () -> {
               try {
-                byte[] gltfByteBuffer =
-                    SceneformBufferUtils.inputStreamCallableToByteArray(inputStreamCreator);
-                return ByteBuffer.wrap(gltfByteBuffer);
+                return SceneformBufferUtils.inputStreamCallableToByteArray(inputStreamCreator);
               } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new CompletionException(e);
               }
@@ -59,7 +57,12 @@ public CompletableFuture<T> downloadAndProcessRenderable(
             ThreadPools.getThreadPoolExecutor())
         .thenApplyAsync(
             gltfByteBuffer -> {
-              this.renderableData.gltfByteBuffer = gltfByteBuffer;
+              // Check for glb header
+              this.renderableData.isGltfBinary = gltfByteBuffer[0] == 0x67
+                      && gltfByteBuffer[1] == 0x6C
+                      && gltfByteBuffer[2] == 0x54
+                      && gltfByteBuffer[3] == 0x46;
+              this.renderableData.gltfByteBuffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(gltfByteBuffer);
               return renderable;
             },
             ThreadPools.getMainExecutor());
@@ -92,19 +95,7 @@ static Uri getUriFromMissingResource(
     // Build uri to missing resource.
     String decodedMissingResPath = Preconditions.checkNotNull(decodedMissingResUri.getPath());
     Uri decodedParentUri = Uri.parse(Uri.decode(parentUri.toString()));
-    String scheme = Preconditions.checkNotNull(decodedParentUri.getScheme());
-    String authority = Preconditions.checkNotNull(decodedParentUri.getAuthority());
-    String path = Preconditions.checkNotNull(decodedParentUri.getPath());
-    // Remove root file
-    path = path.replace(Preconditions.checkNotNull(decodedParentUri.getLastPathSegment()), "");
-
-    Uri uri =
-        new Uri.Builder()
-            .scheme(scheme)
-            .authority(authority)
-            .path(path)
-            .appendPath(decodedMissingResPath)
-            .build();
+    Uri uri = decodedParentUri.buildUpon().appendPath("..").appendPath(decodedMissingResPath).build();
     // Normalize and return Uri.
     return Uri.parse(Uri.decode(URI.create(uri.toString()).normalize().toString()));
   }
diff --git a/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInstance.java b/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInstance.java
index 7145585b..f129098d 100644
--- a/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInstance.java
+++ b/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInstance.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
 
+import java.nio.IntBuffer;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ void createFilamentAssetModelInstance() {
               RenderableInternalFilamentAssetData.getMaterialProvider(),
               EntityManager.get());
 
-      FilamentAsset createdAsset = loader.createAssetFromBinary(renderableData.gltfByteBuffer);
+      FilamentAsset createdAsset = renderableData.isGltfBinary ? loader.createAssetFromBinary(renderableData.gltfByteBuffer)
+              : loader.createAssetFromJson(renderableData.gltfByteBuffer);
 
       if (createdAsset == null) {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to load gltf");
@@ -138,8 +140,6 @@ void createFilamentAssetModelInstance() {
                 new Vector3(center[0], center[1], center[2]));
       }
 
-      ResourceLoader resourceLoader = new ResourceLoader(engine);
-      Preconditions.checkState(createdAsset.getResourceUris().length == 0);
       Function<String, Uri> urlResolver = renderableData.urlResolver;
       for (String uri : createdAsset.getResourceUris()) {
         if (urlResolver == null) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void createFilamentAssetModelInstance() {
         Uri dataUri = urlResolver.apply(uri);
         try {
           Callable<InputStream> callable = LoadHelper.fromUri(renderableData.context, dataUri);
-          resourceLoader.addResourceData(
+          renderableData.resourceLoader.addResourceData(
               uri, ByteBuffer.wrap(SceneformBufferUtils.inputStreamCallableToByteArray(callable)));
         } catch (Exception e) {
           Log.e(TAG, "Failed to download data uri " + dataUri, e);
diff --git a/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInternalFilamentAssetData.java b/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInternalFilamentAssetData.java
index ebe628da..c564082a 100644
--- a/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInternalFilamentAssetData.java
+++ b/sceneformsrc/sceneform/src/main/java/com/google/ar/sceneform/rendering/RenderableInternalFilamentAssetData.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class RenderableInternalFilamentAssetData implements IRenderableInternalD
 
   Context context;
   Buffer gltfByteBuffer;
+  boolean isGltfBinary;
   ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
   @Nullable Function<String, Uri> urlResolver;
   static MaterialProvider materialProvider;