diff --git a/support/include/utils/path.hpp b/support/include/utils/path.hpp
index 8c64e704..ad8f57d6 100644
--- a/support/include/utils/path.hpp
+++ b/support/include/utils/path.hpp
@@ -225,10 +225,7 @@ 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(
+  path = std::accumulate(
       paths.begin(), paths.end(), path, [](auto next_path, auto &&path_part) {
         if (next_path.empty()) {
           return string_t{path_part};
@@ -238,7 +235,9 @@ template <typename string_t>
                string_t{
                    get_directory_seperator<typename string_t::value_type>()} +
                string_t{path_part};
-      }));
+      });
+
+  return absolute(path);
 }
 
 inline auto combine(std::string path,
diff --git a/support/src/utils/path.cpp b/support/src/utils/path.cpp
index f5d56787..cf88dea2 100644
--- a/support/src/utils/path.cpp
+++ b/support/src/utils/path.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ auto absolute(std::string_view path) -> std::string {
   }
 #endif // defined(_WIN32)
 
-  return abs_path;
+  return format_path(abs_path, get_directory_seperator<char>(),
+                     get_not_directory_seperator<char>());
 }
 
 auto absolute(std::wstring_view path) -> std::wstring {