diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b203b21..3493667 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ mastodon-markdown-archive \
 
 ## Template
 
-By default, this tool uses the [post.tmp](./templates/post.tmpl) template to create the markdown file. A different template can be used by passing its path to `--template`.
+By default, this tool uses the [post.tmp](./files/templates/post.tmpl) template to create the markdown file. A different template can be used by passing its path to `--template`.
 
-For information about variables and functions available in the template context, refer to the `Write` method in [files.go](files/files.go#L108-L117).
+For information about variables and functions available in the template context, refer to the `Write` method in [files.go](files/files.go#L104-L110).
 
diff --git a/files/files.go b/files/files.go
index c9adbf2..55d77e1 100644
--- a/files/files.go
+++ b/files/files.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package files
 
 import (
+	"embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ import (
 	md "github.com/JohannesKaufmann/html-to-markdown"
 )
 
+//go:embed templates/post.tmpl
+var templates embed.FS
+
 type FileWriter struct {
 	dir    string
 	repies map[string]client.Post
@@ -44,18 +48,6 @@ func New(dir string) (FileWriter, error) {
 }
 
 func (f FileWriter) Write(post client.Post, templateFile string) error {
-	tmplFilename := "templates/post.tmpl"
-
-	if templateFile != "" {
-		tmplFilename = templateFile
-	}
-
-	tmplFile, err := filepath.Abs(tmplFilename)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error resolving template absolute path: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	if post.InReplyToId != "" {
 		f.repies[post.InReplyToId] = post
 		return nil
@@ -65,6 +57,7 @@ func (f FileWriter) Write(post client.Post, templateFile string) error {
 	f.getReplies(post.Id, &descendants)
 
 	var file *os.File
+	var err error
 
 	if len(post.MediaAttachments) == 0 {
 		name := fmt.Sprintf("%s.md", post.Id)
@@ -89,10 +82,6 @@ func (f FileWriter) Write(post client.Post, templateFile string) error {
 			media.Path = imageFilename
 		}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error downloading media attachments: %w", err)
-		}
-
 		filename := filepath.Join(dir, "index.md")
 		file, err = os.Create(filename)
 	}
@@ -103,18 +92,12 @@ func (f FileWriter) Write(post client.Post, templateFile string) error {
 
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	converter := md.NewConverter("", true, nil)
-
-	funcs := template.FuncMap{
-		"tomd": converter.ConvertString,
-	}
-
-	tmpl, err := template.New(filepath.Base(tmplFilename)).Funcs(funcs).ParseFiles(tmplFile)
-
+	tmpl, err := resolveTemplate(templateFile)
 	context := TemplateContext{
 		Post:        post,
 		Descendants: descendants,
 	}
+
 	err = tmpl.Execute(file, context)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -182,3 +165,29 @@ func downloadAttachment(dir string, id string, url string) (string, error) {
 
 	return filename, nil
 }
+
+func resolveTemplate(templateFile string) (*template.Template, error) {
+	converter := md.NewConverter("", true, nil)
+
+	funcs := template.FuncMap{
+		"tomd": converter.ConvertString,
+	}
+
+	if templateFile == "" {
+		tmpl, err := template.New("post.tmpl").Funcs(funcs).ParseFS(templates, "templates/*.tmpl")
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return tmpl, err
+		}
+
+		return tmpl, nil
+	}
+
+	tmpl, err := template.New(filepath.Base(templateFile)).Funcs(funcs).ParseGlob(templateFile)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return tmpl, err
+	}
+
+	return tmpl, nil
+}
diff --git a/templates/post.tmpl b/files/templates/post.tmpl
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/post.tmpl
rename to files/templates/post.tmpl