diff --git a/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiStateShare.cpp b/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiStateShare.cpp
index a0bd450984..48849e2bc3 100644
--- a/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiStateShare.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/imgui/ImGuiStateShare.cpp
@@ -48,19 +48,18 @@ void ImGuiStateShare::onMergeFileSelected(void* userdata, const char* path, cons
 
 
 
-static std::string GetStatesFilePath() {
-    return (dusk::ConfigPath / STATES_FILENAME).string();
+static std::filesystem::path GetStatesFilePath() {
+    return ConfigPath / STATES_FILENAME;
 }
 
 void ImGuiStateShare::loadStatesFile() {
     m_loaded = true;
-    const std::filesystem::path filePath = dusk::ConfigPath / STATES_FILENAME;
+    const std::filesystem::path filePath = GetStatesFilePath();
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(filePath)) {
         return;
     }
     try {
-        const std::string pathStr = filePath.string();
-        auto data = io::FileStream::ReadAllBytes(pathStr.c_str());
+        auto data = io::FileStream::ReadAllBytes(filePath);
         auto j = json::parse(data);
         if (!j.is_array()) {
             return;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ void ImGuiStateShare::saveStatesFile() {
         j.push_back(json{{"name", s.name}, {"data", s.encoded}});
     }
     try {
-        io::FileStream::WriteAllText(GetStatesFilePath().c_str(), j.dump(2));
+        io::FileStream::WriteAllText(GetStatesFilePath(), j.dump(2));
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
         m_statusMsg = fmt::format("Failed to save states: {}", e.what());
     }