diff --git a/boot/boot.js b/boot/boot.js
index 1965efb5c..7049b39b4 100644
--- a/boot/boot.js
+++ b/boot/boot.js
@@ -1967,10 +1967,10 @@ $tw.loadTiddlersFromSpecification = function(filepath,excludeRegExp) {
 					var value = tiddler[name];
 					switch(fieldInfo.source) {
 						case "subdirectories":
-							value = path.relative(rootPath, filename).split('/').slice(0, -1);
+							value = path.relative(rootPath, filename).split(path.sep).slice(0, -1);
 							break;
 						case "filepath":
-							value = path.relative(rootPath, filename);
+							value = path.relative(rootPath, filename).split(path.sep).join('/');
 							break;
 						case "filename":
 							value = path.basename(filename);