diff --git a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
index b4f9aa3d..c4165bc4 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/include/utils/path.hpp
@@ -269,27 +269,35 @@ combine(std::wstring path,
 template <typename string_t>
 [[nodiscard]] inline auto create_api_path_t(
     std::basic_string_view<typename string_t::value_type> path) -> string_t {
-  static auto backslash_t = get_backslash<typename string_t::value_type>();
-  static auto dot_slash_t = get_dot_slash<typename string_t::value_type>();
-  static auto dot_t = get_dot<typename string_t::value_type>();
-  static auto slash_t = get_slash<typename string_t::value_type>();
+  auto backslash_t = get_backslash<typename string_t::value_type>();
+  auto dot_t = get_dot<typename string_t::value_type>();
+  auto dot_slash_t = get_dot_slash<typename string_t::value_type>();
+  auto slash_t = get_slash<typename string_t::value_type>();
 
-  if (path.empty() || (path == dot_t) || (path == slash_t)) {
+  if (path.empty() || path == backslash_t || path == dot_t ||
+      path == dot_slash_t || path == slash_t) {
     return string_t{slash_t};
   }
 
   string_t api_path{path};
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  if ((api_path.size() >= 2U) && (api_path.at(1U) == ':')) {
+    api_path = api_path.substr(2U);
+  }
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
+  while (utils::string::begins_with(api_path, dot_slash_t)) {
+    api_path = api_path.substr(dot_slash_t.size());
+  }
+
+  while (utils::string::begins_with(api_path, dot_t)) {
+    api_path = api_path.substr(dot_t.size());
+  }
+
   format_path(api_path, slash_t, backslash_t);
-  if (api_path.find(dot_slash_t) == 0) {
-    api_path = api_path.substr(1U);
-  }
 
-  if (api_path.at(0U) != '/') {
-    api_path = string_t{slash_t} + api_path;
-  }
-
-  if ((api_path != slash_t) && utils::string::ends_with(api_path, slash_t)) {
-    utils::string::right_trim(api_path, '/');
+  if (api_path.at(0U) != slash_t.at(0U)) {
+    return string_t{slash_t} + api_path;
   }
 
   return api_path;
@@ -347,14 +355,6 @@ template <typename string_t>
   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) == ':')) {
-    fmt_path[0U] =
-        utils::string::to_lower(string_t{1U, fmt_path.at(0U)}).at(0U);
-  }
-#endif // defined(_WIN32)
-
   return fmt_path;
 }
 
@@ -374,11 +374,21 @@ format_path(string_t &path,
     -> string_t & {
   utils::string::replace(path, not_sep, sep);
 
-  string_t double_sep{2U, 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);
   }
 
+  if (path != sep) {
+    utils::string::right_trim(path, sep.at(0U));
+  }
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  if ((path.size() >= 2U) && (path.at(1U) == ':')) {
+    path[0U] = utils::string::to_lower(string_t{1U, path.at(0U)}).at(0U);
+  }
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
   return path;
 }
 
@@ -396,6 +406,7 @@ template <typename string_t>
   if (ret == slash_t) {
     return ret;
   }
+
   return utils::string::right_trim(ret, '/');
 }
 
diff --git a/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp b/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp
index 438ea0d7..44b1caae 100644
--- a/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp
+++ b/support/3rd_party/test/src/utils/path_test.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,47 @@ TEST(utils_path, combine) {
 #endif
 }
 
+TEST(utils_path, format_path) {
+  std::string path{"\\"};
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+
+  path = "\\\\";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+
+  path = "\\\\\\";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+
+  path = "\\\\\\\\";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+
+  path = "/";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+  path = "//";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+
+  path = "///";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+
+  path = "////";
+  utils::path::format_path(path, utils::path::directory_seperator,
+                           utils::path::not_directory_seperator);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", path.c_str());
+}
+
 TEST(utils_path, create_api_path) {
   auto s = utils::path::create_api_path("");
   EXPECT_STREQ("/", s.c_str());
@@ -132,6 +173,9 @@ TEST(utils_path, create_api_path) {
   s = utils::path::create_api_path(".");
   EXPECT_STREQ("/", s.c_str());
 
+  s = utils::path::create_api_path("./");
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/", s.c_str());
+
   s = utils::path::create_api_path(R"(\\)");
   EXPECT_STREQ("/", s.c_str());