diff --git a/pype/hooks/photoshop/prelaunch.py b/pype/hooks/photoshop/prelaunch.py
index bcd842736ec..04f6da59072 100644
--- a/pype/hooks/photoshop/prelaunch.py
+++ b/pype/hooks/photoshop/prelaunch.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ def execute(self, *args, env: dict = None) -> bool:
 
         workfile_path = self.get_workfile_plath(env, self.host_name)
 
-        # adding compulsory environment var for openting file
-        env["PYPE_WORKFILE_PATH"] = workfile_path
+        # adding compulsory environment var for opening file
+        env["PYPE_WORKFILE_PATH"] = workfile_path.replace('\\', '/')
 
         return True