diff --git a/lua/neotest-java/core/spec_builder.lua b/lua/neotest-java/core/spec_builder.lua
index fae18f5..d8a62ef 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-java/core/spec_builder.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-java/core/spec_builder.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function SpecBuilder.build_spec(args, project_type, config)
 
 	-- make sure outputDir is created to operate in it
 	local output_dir = build_tools.get(project_type).get_output_dir()
-	local output_dir_parent = path:new(output_dir):parent().filename
+	local output_dir_parent = compatible_path(path:new(output_dir):parent().filename)
 
 	vim.uv.fs_mkdir(output_dir_parent, 493)
 	vim.uv.fs_mkdir(output_dir, 493)
diff --git a/lua/neotest-java/types/project.lua b/lua/neotest-java/types/project.lua
index 15ecf3c..81399ea 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-java/types/project.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-java/types/project.lua
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ local detect_project_type = require("neotest-java.util.detect_project_type")
 local Module = require("neotest-java.types.module")
 local scan = require("plenary.scandir")
 local logger = require("neotest-java.logger")
-local Path = require("plenary.path")
 local should_ignore_path = require("neotest-java.util.should_ignore_path")
+local compatible_path = require("neotest-java.util.compatible_path")
+local Path = require("plenary.path")
 
 ---@class neotest-java.Project
 ---@field root_dir string
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ function Project:get_modules()
 	---@type table<neotest-java.Module>
 	local modules = {}
 	for _, dir in ipairs(dirs) do
-		local base_dir = Path:new(dir):parent().filename
+		local base_dir = compatible_path(Path:new(dir):parent().filename)
 		local mod = Module.new(base_dir, self.build_tool)
 		modules[#modules + 1] = mod
 	end
diff --git a/lua/neotest-java/util/write_file.lua b/lua/neotest-java/util/write_file.lua
index 49de5b6..a41732a 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-java/util/write_file.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-java/util/write_file.lua
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-local Path = require("plenary.path")
 local nio = require("nio")
+local compatible_path = require("neotest-java.util.compatible_path")
+local Path = require("plenary.path")
 
 ---@param filepath string
 ---@param content string
 local function write_file(filepath, content)
 	-- for os compatibibility
-	local _filepath = Path:new(filepath)
+	local _filepath = compatible_path(filepath)
 	-- create parent directories if they don't exist
-	nio.fn.mkdir(_filepath:parent():absolute(), "p")
-
-	local compatible_path = _filepath:absolute()
+	nio.fn.mkdir(Path:new(_filepath):parent():absolute(), "p")
 
-	local file = io.open(compatible_path, "w") or error("Could not open file for writing: " .. compatible_path)
+	local file = io.open(_filepath, "w") or error("Could not open file for writing: " .. _filepath)
 	local buffer = ""
 	for i = 1, #content do
 		buffer = buffer .. content:sub(i, i)