diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/datamodel/io/IoUtil.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/datamodel/io/IoUtil.java
index 3e315bdb0..d0db1e90f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/datamodel/io/IoUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/datamodel/io/IoUtil.java
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ public static Path harmonizeFileSeparator(Path path) {
       in = in.replaceFirst("^" + IoUtil.FILE_SEPARATOR_REGEX, "");
     }
 
-    return Path.of(
-        IoUtil.harmonizeFileSeparator(in.replaceAll(IoUtil.FILE_SEPARATOR_REGEX + "$", "")));
+    return Path.of(IoUtil.harmonizeFileSeparator(in));
   }
 
   /**