diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1bb8fe1..63363c9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ func indexHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userConf := conf.Wide.GetUser(username)
 
 	model := map[string]interface{}{"conf": conf.Wide, "i18n": i18n.GetAll(r), "locale": i18n.GetLocale(r),
-		"session": wideSession, "latestSessionContent": userConf.LatestSessionContent}
+		"session": wideSession, "latestSessionContent": userConf.LatestSessionContent,
+		"pathSeparator": conf.PathSeparator}
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("User [%s] has [%d] sessions", username, len(wideSessions))
 
diff --git a/static/js/wide.js b/static/js/wide.js
index 9d02b83..5abf039 100644
--- a/static/js/wide.js
+++ b/static/js/wide.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ var wide = {
                 var request = newWideRequest(),
                         name = $("#dialogNewFilePrompt > input").val();
 
-                request.path = wide.curNode.path + '\\' + name;
+                request.path = wide.curNode.path + config.pathSeparator + name;
                 request.fileType = "f";
 
                 $.ajax({
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var wide = {
                 var name = $("#dialogNewDirPrompt > input").val(),
                         request = newWideRequest();
 
-                request.path = wide.curNode.path + '\\' + name;
+                request.path = wide.curNode.path + conf.pathSeparator + name;
                 request.fileType = "d";
 
                 $.ajax({
diff --git a/view/index.html b/view/index.html
index cf76690..a1bf90b 100644
--- a/view/index.html
+++ b/view/index.html
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
         </div>
         <script>
                     var config = {
-                    "latestSessionContent": {{.latestSessionContent}},
+                    "pathSeparator": {{.pathSeparator}},
+                            "latestSessionContent": {{.latestSessionContent}},
                             "label": {
                             "restore_editor": "{{.i18n.restore_editor}}",
                                     "max_editor": "{{.i18n.max_editor}}",