diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index 2283f1c..36cbe4d 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ Config::Config() {
   for (auto &variable : environment_variables) {
     ptr=std::getenv(variable.c_str());
     if (ptr!=nullptr && boost::filesystem::exists(ptr)) {
-        home /= ptr;
-        home /= ".juci";
-        break;
-      }
+      home /= ptr;
+      home /= ".juci";
+      break;
+    }
   }
   if(home.empty()) {
     std::string searched_envs = "[";
diff --git a/src/directories.cc b/src/directories.cc
index 586f88a..4209ec7 100644
--- a/src/directories.cc
+++ b/src/directories.cc
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Directories::Directories() : Gtk::TreeView(), stop_update_thread(false) {
   signal_row_activated().connect([this](const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path, Gtk::TreeViewColumn* column){
     auto iter = tree_store->get_iter(path);
     if (iter) {
-      auto path_str=iter->get_value(column_record.path);
-      if(path_str!="") {
-        if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(boost::filesystem::path(path_str))) {
+      auto filesystem_path=iter->get_value(column_record.path);
+      if(filesystem_path!="") {
+        if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(boost::filesystem::path(filesystem_path))) {
           row_expanded(path) ? collapse_row(path) : expand_row(path, false);
         } else {
           if(on_row_activated)
-            on_row_activated(path_str);
+            on_row_activated(filesystem_path);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Directories::Directories() : Gtk::TreeView(), stop_update_thread(false) {
   });
   signal_row_collapsed().connect([this](const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter, const Gtk::TreeModel::Path& path){
     update_mutex.lock();
-    last_write_times.erase(iter->get_value(column_record.path));
+    last_write_times.erase(iter->get_value(column_record.path).string());
     update_mutex.unlock();
     auto children=iter->children();
     if(children) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void Directories::select(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
 
   for(auto &a_path: paths) {
     tree_store->foreach_iter([this, &a_path](const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter){
-      if(iter->get_value(column_record.path)==a_path.string()) {
+      if(iter->get_value(column_record.path)==a_path) {
         update_mutex.lock();
         add_path(a_path, *iter);
         update_mutex.unlock();
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void Directories::select(const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
   }
   
   tree_store->foreach_iter([this, &path](const Gtk::TreeModel::iterator& iter){
-    if(iter->get_value(column_record.path)==path.string()) {
+    if(iter->get_value(column_record.path)==path) {
       auto tree_path=Gtk::TreePath(iter);
       expand_to_path(tree_path);
       set_cursor(tree_path);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void Directories::add_path(const boost::filesystem::path& dir_path, const Gtk::T
       auto child = tree_store->append(*children);
       not_deleted.emplace(filename);
       child->set_value(column_record.name, filename);
-      child->set_value(column_record.path, it->path().string());
+      child->set_value(column_record.path, it->path());
       if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(it->path())) {
         child->set_value(column_record.id, "a"+filename);
         auto grandchild=tree_store->append(child->children());
diff --git a/src/directories.h b/src/directories.h
index 0bca969..9314605 100644
--- a/src/directories.h
+++ b/src/directories.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
     }
     Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string> id;
     Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string> name;
-    Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string> path;
+    Gtk::TreeModelColumn<boost::filesystem::path> path;
     Gtk::TreeModelColumn<Gdk::RGBA> color;
   };
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
   void update();
   void select(const boost::filesystem::path &path);
   
-  std::function<void(const std::string &file)> on_row_activated;
+  std::function<void(const boost::filesystem::path &path)> on_row_activated;
   std::unique_ptr<CMake> cmake;
   boost::filesystem::path current_path;
   
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index e0115d2..8849d2b 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #include "window.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ Window::Window() : compiling(false) {
   
   show_all_children();
 
-  Directories::get().on_row_activated=[this](const std::string &file) {
-    notebook.open(file);
+  Directories::get().on_row_activated=[this](const boost::filesystem::path &path) {
+    notebook.open(path);
   };
 
   //Scroll to end of terminal whenever info is printed
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
     about.present();
   });
   menu.add_action("preferences", [this]() {
-    notebook.open(boost::filesystem::canonical(Config::get().juci_home_path()/"config"/"config.json"));
+    notebook.open(Config::get().juci_home_path()/"config"/"config.json");
   });
   menu.add_action("quit", [this]() {
     close();
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         if(filesystem::write(path)) {
           if(Directories::get().current_path!="")
             Directories::get().update();
-          notebook.open(boost::filesystem::canonical(path));
+          notebook.open(path);
           Terminal::get().print("New file "+path.string()+" created.\n");
         }
         else
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
   menu.add_action("open_file", [this]() {
     auto path=Dialog::open_file();
     if(path!="")
-      notebook.open(boost::filesystem::canonical(path));
+      notebook.open(path);
   });
   menu.add_action("open_folder", [this]() {
     auto path = Dialog::open_folder();
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
           file.close();
           if(Directories::get().current_path!="")
             Directories::get().update();
-          notebook.open(boost::filesystem::canonical(path));
+          notebook.open(path);
           Terminal::get().print("File saved to: " + notebook.get_current_view()->file_path.string()+"\n");
         }
         else