diff --git a/openpype/lib/path_templates.py b/openpype/lib/path_templates.py
index b160054e38..0f99efb430 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/path_templates.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/path_templates.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class TemplateResult(str):
 
         cls = self.__class__
         return cls(
-            os.path.normpath(self),
+            os.path.normpath(self.replace("\\", "/")),
             self.template,
             self.solved,
             self.used_values,
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py b/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py
index bfa9fe07c7..784d4628f3 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def get_representation_path_with_anatomy(repre_doc, anatomy):
     """
 
     try:
-        template = repre_doc["data"]["template"].replace("\\", "/")
+        template = repre_doc["data"]["template"]
 
     except KeyError:
         raise InvalidRepresentationContext((