diff --git a/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp b/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp
index 93972e8..3d27cfa 100644
--- a/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp
+++ b/src/anm2/anm2_spritesheets.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
     labels.emplace_back(localize.get(BASIC_NONE));
     for (auto& [id, spritesheet] : content.spritesheets)
     {
-      auto pathString = spritesheet.path.string();
+      auto pathString = filesystem::path_to_utf8(spritesheet.path);
       labels.emplace_back(std::vformat(localize.get(FORMAT_SPRITESHEET), std::make_format_args(id, pathString)));
     }
     return labels;
diff --git a/src/anm2/spritesheet.cpp b/src/anm2/spritesheet.cpp
index 0a58717..accd8a4 100644
--- a/src/anm2/spritesheet.cpp
+++ b/src/anm2/spritesheet.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::anm2
   {
     auto element = document.NewElement("Spritesheet");
     element->SetAttribute("Id", id);
-    auto pathString = path.generic_string();
+    auto pathString = filesystem::path_to_utf8(path);
     element->SetAttribute("Path", pathString.c_str());
     return element;
   }
diff --git a/src/util/xml_.cpp b/src/util/xml_.cpp
index 47299db..ef37a06 100644
--- a/src/util/xml_.cpp
+++ b/src/util/xml_.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include "xml_.h"
 
+#include "filesystem_.h"
 #include "math_.h"
 
 using namespace tinyxml2;
+namespace filesystem = anm2ed::util::filesystem;
 
 namespace anm2ed::util::xml
 {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ namespace anm2ed::util::xml
   {
     std::string temp{};
     auto result = query_string_attribute(element, attribute, &temp);
-    if (result == XML_SUCCESS) *out = temp;
+    if (result == XML_SUCCESS) *out = filesystem::path_from_utf8(temp);
     return result;
   }
 
@@ -35,4 +37,4 @@ namespace anm2ed::util::xml
     element->QueryIntAttribute(attribute, &value);
     out = math::uint8_to_float(value);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}