diff --git a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/components/resource-item/templates/video.ts b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/components/resource-item/templates/video.ts
index b5198f1e3..c1c1c43d0 100644
--- a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/components/resource-item/templates/video.ts
+++ b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/components/resource-item/templates/video.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { ResourcesToolService } from '../../../services/resources-tool.service';
     <h2>{{ resource.title | translate }}</h2>
     <div style="position:relative">
       <picsa-video-player [source]="videoData" #videoPlayer [thumbnail]="resource.image"> </picsa-video-player>
-      <div class="download-overlay" *ngIf="!isDownloaded">
+      <div class="download-overlay" [style.visibility]="showDownloadOverlay ? 'visible' : 'hidden'">
         <resource-download
           *ngIf="dbDoc"
           [dbDoc]="dbDoc"
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ export class ResourceItemVideoComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input() resource: IResourceVideo;
 
   public dbDoc: RxDocument<IResourceFile>;
-  public isDownloaded: boolean;
   public videoData: Blob;
 
+  public showDownloadOverlay = false;
+
   constructor(private service: ResourcesToolService) {}
 
   async ngOnInit() {
@@ -66,14 +67,20 @@ export class ResourceItemVideoComponent implements OnInit {
     const dbDoc = await this.service.dbFileCollection.findOne(this.resource._key).exec();
     if (dbDoc) {
       this.dbDoc = dbDoc;
+      this.loadVideo();
     }
   }
 
   public async loadVideo() {
-    const dbAttachment = await this.service.getFileAttachment(this.dbDoc);
-    if (dbAttachment) {
-      this.isDownloaded = true;
-      this.videoData = dbAttachment;
+    // avoid duplicate calls on initial init as downloadComplete emits
+    if (!this.videoData) {
+      const dbAttachment = await this.service.getFileAttachment(this.dbDoc);
+      if (dbAttachment) {
+        this.videoData = dbAttachment;
+        this.showDownloadOverlay = false;
+      } else {
+        this.showDownloadOverlay = true;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/data/index.ts b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/data/index.ts
index 956fda755..0a78dd33a 100644
--- a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/data/index.ts
+++ b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/data/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ for (const [key, resources] of Object.entries(typeExports)) {
  * Format of hardcoded resources to be used in database
  * TODO - alternate formats can be removed once DB used throughout app
  */
-const dbEntries: schemas.IResourceFile[] = [];
+const dbFileEntries: schemas.IResourceFile[] = [];
 for (const entry of [...typeExports.file, ...typeExports.video]) {
   /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
   const { _created, _key, _modified, meta, appCountries, image, imageFit, subtitle, ...keptFields } = entry;
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ for (const entry of [...typeExports.file, ...typeExports.video]) {
       countries: appCountries || [],
     },
   };
-  dbEntries.push(file);
+  dbFileEntries.push(file);
 }
-export const DB_ENTRIES = dbEntries;
+export const DB_FILE_ENTRIES = dbFileEntries;
 
 export default { ...typeExports, byId };
diff --git a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/pages/collection/collection.component.html b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/pages/collection/collection.component.html
index 1f2d275bd..2dc71b051 100644
--- a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/pages/collection/collection.component.html
+++ b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/pages/collection/collection.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="page-content no-padding">
-  <resource-item-collection [collection]="collection" viewStyle="expanded" *ngIf="collection; else elseBlock">
+  <resource-item-collection [collection]="collection" viewStyle="expanded" *ngIf="collection">
   </resource-item-collection>
-  <ng-template #elseBlock>{{ 'Collection not found' | translate }}</ng-template>
+  <picsa-alert-box *ngIf="showcollectionNotFound" type="info" style="margin: 2rem">{{
+    'Collection not found' | translate
+  }}</picsa-alert-box>
 </div>
-
-<!--  -->
diff --git a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/services/resources-tool.service.ts b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/services/resources-tool.service.ts
index 05488bbfa..a5b0aef74 100644
--- a/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/services/resources-tool.service.ts
+++ b/apps/picsa-tools/resources-tool/src/app/services/resources-tool.service.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { PicsaAsyncService } from '@picsa/shared/services/asyncService.service';
 import { PicsaDatabase_V2_Service } from '@picsa/shared/services/core/db_v2';
-import { RxCollection } from 'rxdb';
+import { RxCollection, RxDocument } from 'rxdb';
 
-import HARDCODED_RESOURCES from '../data';
+import { DB_FILE_ENTRIES } from '../data';
 import * as schemas from '../schemas';
 
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
@@ -29,27 +29,12 @@ export class ResourcesToolService extends PicsaAsyncService {
     return this.dbService.db.collections['resources_tool_files'] as RxCollection<schemas.IResourceFile>;
   }
 
+  public getFileAttachment(doc: RxDocument<schemas.IResourceFile>) {
+    return this.dbService.getAttachment('resources_tool_files', doc as any);
+  }
+
   private async populateFileList() {
-    // TODO - ideally refactor hardcoded to keep all file resources together and remove store methods
-    const { file, video } = HARDCODED_RESOURCES;
-    /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
-    const combined = [...file, ...video];
-    const fileResources: schemas.IResourceFile[] = combined.map((entry) => {
-      const { _created, _key, _modified, _downloaded, meta, appCountries, image, imageFit, subtitle, ...keptFields } =
-        entry;
-      const file: schemas.IResourceFile = {
-        ...keptFields,
-        id: _key,
-        md5Hash: 'TODO',
-        size_kb: -1,
-        priority: entry.priority || 1,
-      };
-      return file;
-    });
-    console.log('populating file resources', fileResources);
-    // TODO - handle resource removal or file updated
-    await this.dbFileCollection.bulkUpsert(fileResources);
-    // dbFormCollection.bulkUpsert(HARDCODED_FORMS);
+    await this.dbFileCollection.bulkUpsert(DB_FILE_ENTRIES);
   }
 
   private async populateAssetResources() {