diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 33d7744..8a809b6 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -192,19 +192,17 @@ impl Config {
 }
 
 fn clean_path_string(path_string: &str) -> path::PathBuf {
-    let separator = regex::Regex::new(r"\\|/").unwrap();
-    let components = separator.split(path_string).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let mut path = path::PathBuf::new();
-    for component in components {
-        path.push(component);
-    }
-    path
+    let separator_regex = regex::Regex::new(r"\\|/").unwrap();
+    let mut correct_separator = String::new();
+    correct_separator.push(path::MAIN_SEPARATOR);
+    let path_string = separator_regex.replace_all(path_string, correct_separator.as_str());
+    path::PathBuf::from(path_string)
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_clean_path_string() {
     let mut correct_path = path::PathBuf::new();
-    correct_path.push("C:");
+    correct_path.push("C:\\");
     correct_path.push("some");
     correct_path.push("path");
     assert_eq!(correct_path, clean_path_string(r#"C:/some/path"#));