diff --git a/crates/bitang/src/engine/control/controls.rs b/crates/bitang/src/engine/control/controls.rs
index bcd72e6..23ba4e8 100644
--- a/crates/bitang/src/engine/control/controls.rs
+++ b/crates/bitang/src/engine/control/controls.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::path::Path;
+
+use dunce::simplified;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::{array, mem};
-
 use ahash::AHashSet;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use dashmap::mapref::entry::Entry::{Occupied, Vacant};
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ impl ControlRepository {
     #[instrument]
     pub fn load_control_files(root_path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
         let by_id = DashMap::new();
-        let path = root_path.join(CHARTS_FOLDER);
+        let path = simplified(root_path).join(CHARTS_FOLDER);
         for entry in std::fs::read_dir(path)? {
             let entry = entry?;
             let path = entry.path();