diff --git a/ethereal/qml_container.go b/ethereal/qml_container.go
index a8ce1cb752..cb43a99bde 100644
--- a/ethereal/qml_container.go
+++ b/ethereal/qml_container.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
 	"github.com/go-qml/qml"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 type QmlApplication struct {
@@ -20,7 +21,14 @@ func NewQmlApplication(path string, lib *UiLib) *QmlApplication {
 }
 
 func (app *QmlApplication) Create() error {
-	component, err := app.engine.LoadFile(app.path)
+	path := string(app.path)
+
+	// For some reason for windows we get /c:/path/to/something, windows doesn't like the first slash but is fine with the others so we are removing it
+	if string(app.path[0]) == "/" && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		path = app.path[1:]
+	}
+
+	component, err := app.engine.LoadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warnln(err)
 	}