diff --git a/src/juci.cc b/src/juci.cc
index 8c6968a..d09c93b 100644
--- a/src/juci.cc
+++ b/src/juci.cc
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ int Application::on_command_line(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::ApplicationCommandLine>
         boost::system::error_code ec;
         auto new_p=boost::filesystem::canonical(parent_p, ec);
         if(!ec && boost::filesystem::is_directory(new_p)) {
-          new_p+="/";
-          new_p+=p.filename();
+          new_p/=p.filename();
           files.emplace_back(new_p);
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 2315aa7..4aaca2a 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         if(filesystem::write(path)) {
           if(Directories::get().current_path!="")
             Directories::get().update();
-          notebook.open(path.string());
+          notebook.open(boost::filesystem::canonical(path));
           Terminal::get().print("New file "+path.string()+" created.\n");
         }
         else
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
   menu.add_action("open_file", [this]() {
     auto path=Dialog::open_file();
     if(path!="")
-      notebook.open(path);
+      notebook.open(boost::filesystem::canonical(path));
   });
   menu.add_action("open_folder", [this]() {
     auto path = Dialog::open_folder();