diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index e0d9f37..13c190d 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void Library::loadMonitorDir(QString monitorDir)
     const QDir dir(monitorDir);
     QStringList newDirEntries = dir.entryList({"*.zim"});
     for (auto &str : newDirEntries) {
-        str = monitorDir + QDir::separator() + str;
+        str = QDir::toNativeSeparators(monitorDir + "/" + str);
     }
     QSet<QString> newDir = QSet<QString>::fromList(newDirEntries);
     QStringList oldDirEntries = m_monitorDirZims;
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ void Library::loadMonitorDir(QString monitorDir)
         removeBookFromLibraryById(QString::fromStdString(m_library.getBookByPath(bookPath.toStdString()).getId()));
     }
     emit(booksChanged());
-    save();
 }
 
 void Library::asyncLoadMonitorDir(QString dir)
diff --git a/src/settingsmanager.cpp b/src/settingsmanager.cpp
index cd3fee9..bfdf0e3 100644
--- a/src/settingsmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/settingsmanager.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void SettingsManager::setZoomFactor(qreal zoomFactor)
 
 void SettingsManager::setDownloadDir(QString downloadDir)
 {
+    downloadDir = QDir::toNativeSeparators(downloadDir);
     m_downloadDir = downloadDir;
     m_settings.setValue("download/dir", downloadDir);
     emit(downloadDirChanged(downloadDir));
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ void SettingsManager::setDownloadDir(QString downloadDir)
 
 void SettingsManager::setMonitorDir(QString monitorDir)
 {
+    monitorDir = QDir::toNativeSeparators(monitorDir);
     m_monitorDir = monitorDir;
     m_settings.setValue("monitor/dir", monitorDir);
     emit(monitorDirChanged(monitorDir));