diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 4cf509f..0f5e039 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ exports.locate = function locate(name, root, start) {
     file = path.join(start, name);
     if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
         return {
-            root : file.replace(name, ''),
+            root : file.replace(path.normalize(name), ''),
             file: file,
             ext: path.extname(name).substr(1),
             name: name.replace(path.extname(name), '')
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index d16c2f1..54e0fe5 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var fileResolver = require('../index'),
-    test = require('tape');
+    test = require('tape'),
+    path = require('path');
 
 test('fileResolver', function (t) {
     t.test('Creating a file resolver without options should throw assertion error', function (t) {
@@ -16,14 +17,14 @@ test('fileResolver', function (t) {
     });
 
     t.test('Creating a file resolver with options', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
         t.deepEqual(resolvr.fallbackLocale, { country: 'US', language: 'en' });
         t.equal(typeof resolvr._locate, 'function');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('Creating a file resolver with options', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', fallback: 'en_US', ext: '.dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), fallback: 'en_US', ext: '.dust'});
         t.deepEqual(resolvr.fallbackLocale, { country: 'US', language: 'en' });
         t.equal(typeof resolvr._locate, 'function');
         t.end();
@@ -31,68 +32,68 @@ test('fileResolver', function (t) {
 
 
     t.test('resolving for an extension with default locale', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
         var info = resolvr.resolve('test');
 
-        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/en/');
-        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/en/test.dust');
+        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/en/'));
+        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/en/test.dust'));
         t.equal(info.ext, 'dust');
         t.equal(info.name, 'test');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('resolving for an extension with a specified locale', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
         var info = resolvr.resolve('test', 'es_US');
 
-        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/es/');
-        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/es/test.dust');
+        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/es/'));
+        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/es/test.dust'));
         t.equal(info.ext, 'dust');
         t.equal(info.name, 'test');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('Resolve a bundle not in the primary langauge but is in the fallback', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), fallback: 'en_US', ext: 'dust'});
         var info = resolvr.resolve('fallback', 'es_US');
 
-        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/en/');
-        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/en/fallback.dust');
+        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/en/'));
+        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/en/fallback.dust'));
         t.equal(info.ext, 'dust');
         t.equal(info.name, 'fallback');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('Creating a file resolver with options', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), ext: 'dust'});
         t.deepEqual(resolvr.fallbackLocale, { country: '', language: '' });
         t.equal(typeof resolvr._locate, 'function');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('resolving for an extension without locale', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), ext: 'dust'});
         var info = resolvr.resolve('test');
 
-        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/');
-        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/test.dust');
+        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/'));
+        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/test.dust'));
         t.equal(info.ext, 'dust');
         t.equal(info.name, 'test');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('trying to resolve with a locale object', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), ext: 'dust'});
         var info = resolvr.resolve('test', { country: 'US', language: 'es' });
-        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/es/');
-        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + '/fixtures/root/US/es/test.dust');
+        t.equal(info.root, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/es/'));
+        t.equal(info.file, __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root/US/es/test.dust'));
         t.equal(info.ext, 'dust');
         t.equal(info.name, 'test');
         t.end();
     });
 
     t.test('Creating a file resolver with invalid root', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures', ext: 'dust'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures'), ext: 'dust'});
         t.deepEqual(resolvr.fallbackLocale, { country: '', language: '' });
         t.equal(typeof resolvr._locate, 'function');
         var info = resolvr.resolve('test');
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ test('fileResolver', function (t) {
     });
 
     t.test('Creating a file resolver with invalid locale', function (t) {
-        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + '/fixtures/root', ext: 'dust', fallback: 'es'});
+        var resolvr = fileResolver.create({root: __dirname + path.normalize('/fixtures/root'), ext: 'dust', fallback: 'es'});
         t.deepEqual(resolvr.fallbackLocale, { country: '', language: 'es' });
         t.equal(typeof resolvr._locate, 'function');
         t.end();