diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
index 34d4ec2b3bf9..9303641a3df9 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ pub async fn cli() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                             .and_then(|rf| {
                                 goose::recipe::template_recipe::parse_recipe_content(
                                     &rf.content,
-                                    Some(rf.parent_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
+                                    Some(rf.parent_dir.display().to_string()),
                                 )
                                 .ok()
                                 .map(|(r, _)| r.version)
diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/recipes/search_recipe.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/recipes/search_recipe.rs
index 5bf509099062..0dd9a5255683 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/recipes/search_recipe.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/recipes/search_recipe.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn list_available_recipes() -> Result<Vec<RecipeInfo>> {
             RecipeInfo {
                 name,
                 source: RecipeSource::Local,
-                path: path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                path: path.display().to_string(),
                 title: Some(recipe.title),
                 description: Some(recipe.description),
             }
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/recipe/local_recipes.rs b/crates/goose/src/recipe/local_recipes.rs
index 1214ad3099e2..9413d268f712 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/recipe/local_recipes.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/recipe/local_recipes.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn load_local_recipe_file(recipe_name: &str) -> Result<RecipeFile> {
 
     let search_dirs_str = search_dirs
         .iter()
-        .map(|p| p.to_string_lossy())
+        .map(|p| p.display().to_string())
         .collect::<Vec<_>>()
         .join(":");
     Err(anyhow!(