diff --git a/Melody49Notifier/Melody49Notifier.csproj b/Melody49Notifier/Melody49Notifier.csproj
index 4c30510..7fd124a 100644
--- a/Melody49Notifier/Melody49Notifier.csproj
+++ b/Melody49Notifier/Melody49Notifier.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="EmailShowingTemplate.html" />
+    <None Remove="EmailTemplate.html" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="EmailShowingTemplate.html">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="EmailTemplate.html">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.4.9.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs" Version="2.1.0-beta1" />
@@ -15,17 +27,11 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="EmailShowingTemplate.html">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
     <None Update="host.json">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
     <None Update="local.settings.json">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
-    <None Update="EmailTemplate.html">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/Melody49Notifier/Notification/NotificationEmailGenerator.cs b/Melody49Notifier/Notification/NotificationEmailGenerator.cs
index be146f9..084a84b 100644
--- a/Melody49Notifier/Notification/NotificationEmailGenerator.cs
+++ b/Melody49Notifier/Notification/NotificationEmailGenerator.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Melody49Notifier.Models;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Melody49Notifier.Notification
 {
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ public NotificationEmailGenerator(TraceWriter log)
 
         public string CreateFromTemplate(TheaterSchedule currentTheaterSchedule)
         {
-            string email = File.ReadAllText("EmailTemplate.html");
-            string showingTemplate = File.ReadAllText("EmailShowingTemplate.html");
+            string email = GetEmbeddedResourceText("Melody49Notifier.EmailTemplate.html");
+            string showingTemplate = GetEmbeddedResourceText("Melody49Notifier.EmailShowingTemplate.html");
 
             string showings = string.Empty;
 
@@ -42,5 +43,16 @@ public string CreateFromTemplate(TheaterSchedule currentTheaterSchedule)
 
             return email;
         }
+
+        private static string GetEmbeddedResourceText(string resourceName)
+        {
+            Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+
+            using (Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
+            using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
+            {
+                return reader.ReadToEnd();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }