diff --git a/triggermail_templates.py b/triggermail_templates.py
index 2334aef..ee30373 100644
--- a/triggermail_templates.py
+++ b/triggermail_templates.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def get_extra_params(self):
 
     def run(self, edit):
         self.url = get_url(self.settings) + self.COMMAND_URL
+        use_pertinent_load = self.settings.get('pertinent_load', False)
 
         template_filename = self.view.file_name()
         if not template_filename:
@@ -66,13 +67,6 @@ def run(self, edit):
 
         self.dissect_filename(template_filename)
 
-        # get file names
-        file_names = json.dumps(self.generate_file_list())
-        use_cache = self.settings.get('use_cache', DEFAULT_USE_CACHE_SETTING)
-
-        print("Attempting to render %s for %s" % (self.action, self.partner))
-        print("url is %s" % self.url)
-
         params = dict(product_count=self.settings.get("product_count", 3),
                     partner=self.partner,
                     action=self.action,
@@ -85,11 +79,23 @@ def run(self, edit):
                     use_dev='dev.' in template_filename,
                     generation=getattr(self, 'generation', 0),
                     variant_id=getattr(self, 'variant_id', ''),
-                    subaction=getattr(self, 'subaction', ''),
-                    file_names=file_names)
+                    subaction=getattr(self, 'subaction', ''))
+
         print(params)
-        if not use_cache:
-            params["templates"] = json.dumps(self.generate_file_map())
+
+        if use_pertinent_load:
+            file_names, file_map = self.generate_pertinent_file_names_and_map(template_filename)
+            params['file_names'] = json.dumps(file_names)
+            params['templates'] = json.dumps(file_map)
+        else:
+            params['file_names'] = json.dumps(self.generate_file_list())
+            use_cache = self.settings.get('use_cache', DEFAULT_USE_CACHE_SETTING)
+            if not use_cache:
+                params["templates"] = json.dumps(self.generate_file_map())
+
+        print("Attempting to render %s for %s" % (self.action, self.partner))
+        print("url is %s" % self.url)
+
         try:
             nqe = self.settings.get("nqe")
             assert nqe
@@ -128,6 +134,53 @@ def dissect_filename(self, template_filename):
         self.partner = self.settings.get("partner", self.partner) or self.partner
         self.partner = self.partner.replace("_templates", "")
 
+    def generate_pertinent_file_names_and_map(self, template_filename):
+        template_filename = template_filename.replace(self.path + '/', '')
+        image_regex = "/img/" + self.partner + "/" + "(.*?)['\"]"
+        file_map = dict()
+        all_file_names_required = [template_filename]
+        all_images_required = []
+        # go through all files this template requires
+        # we get all the filenames, their contents, and images
+        for file_name in all_file_names_required:
+            # some templates include html files that don't exist. Just because they don't exist, doesn't
+            # mean it should automatically fail the command, they are most likely in jinja "if" statements
+            try:
+                contents = read_file(os.path.join(self.path, file_name))
+            except:
+                continue
+            file_map[file_name] = contents
+            # this regex finds all the other files the html file depends on. Because we're thenadding to
+            # the loop we're cycling through, this can be recursive
+            files_required_by_file = [file_name for _,file_name in \
+                                        re.findall("{%\s*(include|extends|import)\s*['\"](.*?)['\"]", contents)]
+            all_file_names_required += [x for x in files_required_by_file if x not in all_file_names_required]
+            images_required_by_file = re.findall(image_regex, contents)
+            all_images_required += [img for img in re.findall(image_regex, contents) if img not in all_images_required]
+
+        for img in all_images_required:
+            img_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.image_path, img))
+            contents = encode_image(img_path)
+            file_map[img] = contents
+
+        all_file_names_required += all_images_required
+
+        # lastly, we need to go through the other campaign files that accompany the html
+        template_base_name = template_filename.split('.')[0]
+        for postfix in ['.tracking', '.txt', '.yaml']:
+            if postfix == '.txt':
+                file_name = "_".join([self.action, "subject", self.subaction]) + postfix
+            else:
+                file_name = template_base_name+postfix
+            try:
+                all_file_names_required.append(file_name)
+                contents = read_file(os.path.join(self.path, file_name))
+                file_map[file_name] = contents
+            except:
+                sublime.error_message("trouble loading file " + file_name)
+
+        return (all_file_names_required, file_map)
+
     def generate_file_map(self):
         # Read all the files in the given folder.
         # We gather them all and then send them up to GAE.