diff --git a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
index 8e10e9a8..2dbd2604 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ get_parent_api_path(std::wstring_view path) -> std::wstring;
 [[nodiscard]] auto unmake_file_uri(std::wstring_view uri) -> std::wstring;
 
 inline auto absolute(std::string_view path) -> std::string {
-  return finalize(std::filesystem::absolute(path).lexically_normal().string());
+  return std::filesystem::absolute(finalize(path)).lexically_normal().string();
 }
 
 inline auto absolute(std::wstring_view path) -> std::wstring {
-  return finalize(std::filesystem::absolute(path).lexically_normal().wstring());
+  return std::filesystem::absolute(finalize(path)).lexically_normal().wstring();
 }
 
 template <typename string_t>
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ template <typename string_t>
     string_t path,
     const std::vector<std::basic_string_view<typename string_t::value_type>>
         &paths) -> string_t {
+  format_path(path, get_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>(),
+              get_not_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>());
   return absolute(std::accumulate(
       paths.begin(), paths.end(), path, [](auto next_path, auto &&path_part) {
         if (next_path.empty()) {
@@ -341,6 +343,9 @@ template <typename string_t>
 [[nodiscard]] inline auto finalize_t(
     std::basic_string_view<typename string_t::value_type> path) -> string_t {
   string_t fmt_path{path};
+  format_path(fmt_path,
+              get_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>(),
+              get_not_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>());
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   if ((fmt_path.size() >= 2U) && (fmt_path.at(1U) == ':')) {
@@ -368,7 +373,7 @@ format_path(string_t &path,
     -> string_t & {
   utils::string::replace(path, not_sep, sep);
 
-  string_t double_sep{2, sep.at(0U)};
+  string_t double_sep{2U, sep.at(0U)};
   while (utils::string::contains(path, double_sep)) {
     utils::string::replace(path, double_sep, sep);
   }