diff --git a/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp b/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp
index ad1acd9f1..70d943c70 100644
--- a/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp
+++ b/src/notifications/managerwin.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "manager.h"
 #include "wintoastlib.h"
 
+#include <QDir>
+
 using namespace WinToastLib;
 
 class CustomHandler : public IWinToastHandler {
@@ -62,8 +64,9 @@ void NotificationsManager::postNotification(
                        WinToastTemplate::FirstLine);
   templ.setTextField(QString("%1").arg(text).toStdWString(),
                      WinToastTemplate::SecondLine);
+
   templ.setImagePath(
-      reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(iconPath.toLocalFile().utf16()));
+      reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(QDir::toNativeSeparators(iconPath.toLocalFile()).utf16()));
 
   count++;
   CustomHandler *customHandler = new CustomHandler(count, this);
diff --git a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
index dd4789484..a6f39cd67 100644
--- a/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/roomlistmodel.cpp
@@ -83,13 +83,11 @@ void RoomListModel::connectRoomSignals(SpectralRoom* room) {
         User* sender = room->user(event->senderId());
         if (sender == room->localUser()) return;
         QUrl _url = room->avatarUrl();
-        qDebug() << QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) +
-                    "/avatar/" + _url.authority() + '_' + _url.fileName() + ".png";
         emit newMessage(
             room->id(), event->id(), room->displayName(), sender->displayname(),
             event->contentJson().value("body").toString(), room->avatar(128),
-            QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) +
-                "/avatar/" + _url.authority() + '_' + _url.fileName() + ".png");
+            QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation) +
+                "/avatar/" + _url.authority() + '_' + _url.fileName() + ".png"));
       });
 }