diff --git a/lcUI/operationloader.cpp b/lcUI/operationloader.cpp
index d2da420a..27344c14 100644
--- a/lcUI/operationloader.cpp
+++ b/lcUI/operationloader.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ std::string findLuaFolder(std::string luaPath)
     if (QFileInfo{QString{luaPath.c_str()} + operationsLua}.exists())
         return luaPath;
 
-    QDirIterator it(luaPath, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
+    QDirIterator it(QString{luaPath.c_str()}, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
 
       // Iterate through the directory using the QDirIterator
       while (it.hasNext())