diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 114f84c..3c9c4dc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ David Cox
 Maximilian Peltzer
 Adi Harif
 Oisín Mac Fhearaí
+Lorenzo Matera
diff --git a/src/pyswip/prolog.py b/src/pyswip/prolog.py
index 0c87c03..70b88b5 100644
--- a/src/pyswip/prolog.py
+++ b/src/pyswip/prolog.py
@@ -390,7 +390,11 @@ def consult(
         :param relative_to: The path where the consulted file is relative to
         """
         path = resolve_path(path, relative_to)
-        next(cls.query(str(path).join(["consult('", "')"]), catcherrors=catcherrors))
+        next(
+            cls.query(
+                str(path.as_posix()).join(["consult('", "')"]), catcherrors=catcherrors
+            )
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def query(