diff --git a/o3d_io/blender_texture_io.py b/o3d_io/blender_texture_io.py
index 287b8fa..08229b3 100644
--- a/o3d_io/blender_texture_io.py
+++ b/o3d_io/blender_texture_io.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ def __init__(self, image):
 
 def load_image(base_file_path, texture_path, abs_path=False):
     if base_file_path[-3:] == "sco":
-        tex_file = os.path.dirname(base_file_path) + "\\texture\\" + texture_path.lower()
+        tex_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(base_file_path), "texture", texture_path.lower())
     elif base_file_path[-3:] == "map":
-        tex_file = os.path.dirname(base_file_path) + "\\..\\..\\" + texture_path.lower()
+        tex_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(base_file_path), "..", "..", texture_path.lower())
     else:
-        tex_file = os.path.dirname(base_file_path) + "\\..\\texture\\" + texture_path.lower()
+        tex_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(base_file_path), "..", "texture", texture_path.lower())
 
     if abs_path:
         tex_file = texture_path.lower()
diff --git a/o3d_io/io_o3d_import.py b/o3d_io/io_o3d_import.py
index baf6d3e..993e0cb 100644
--- a/o3d_io/io_o3d_import.py
+++ b/o3d_io/io_o3d_import.py
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 def log(*args):
     print("[O3D_Import]", *args)
 
+def platform_related_path(path):
+    """
+    Return a string with correct path separators for the current platform
+    :param path: the path to convert
+    :return: the converted path
+    """
+    return path.replace("/", os.sep).replace("\\", os.sep)
 
 def do_import(filepath, context, import_x, override_text_encoding, hide_lods):
     """
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ def do_import(filepath, context, import_x, override_text_encoding, hide_lods):
                 continue
 
         # Load mesh
+        path_to_file = platform_related_path(path_to_file)
         with open(path_to_file, "rb") as f:
             o3d_bytes = f.read()
         log("[{0:.2f}%] Loading {1}...".format((index + 1) / len(files) * 100, path_to_file))
diff --git a/o3d_io/o3d_cfg_parser.py b/o3d_io/o3d_cfg_parser.py
index 4fe6ead..2d235e9 100644
--- a/o3d_io/o3d_cfg_parser.py
+++ b/o3d_io/o3d_cfg_parser.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def read_cfg(filepath, override_text_encoding):
     # get the folder
     folder = (os.path.dirname(filepath))
     if filepath[-3:] == "sco":
-        folder += "\\model"
+        folder = os.path.join(folder, "model")
 
     # log("Loading " + filepath)
     encoding = override_text_encoding if override_text_encoding.strip() != "" else "1252"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def read_cfg(filepath, override_text_encoding):
         elif current_command == "[mesh]":
             if param_ind == 0:
                 current_mat = None
-                mesh_path = folder + "\\" + line
+                mesh_path = os.path.join(folder, line)
                 if line[-4:] == ".o3d":
                     if os.path.isfile(mesh_path):
                         files.append((mesh_path, current_lod))
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def read_cfg(filepath, override_text_encoding):
             else:
                 cfg_data[current_lod]["cfg_data"][-1].append(line)
 
-    return cfg_data, (folder + "\\")
+    return cfg_data, (folder + os.path.sep)
 
 
 def write_additional_cfg_props(cfg_props, f):