diff --git a/bazarr/get_rootfolder.py b/bazarr/get_rootfolder.py
index 7027c900f..c7d7770ec 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_rootfolder.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_rootfolder.py
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ def check_sonarr_rootfolder():
     rootfolder = TableShowsRootfolder.select(TableShowsRootfolder.id, TableShowsRootfolder.path).dicts()
     for item in rootfolder:
         root_path = item['path']
-        if not root_path.endswith(os.path.sep):
-            root_path += os.path.sep
+        if not root_path.endswith(('/', '\\')):
+            if root_path.startswith('/'):
+                root_path += '/'
+            else:
+                root_path += '\\'
         if not os.path.isdir(path_mappings.path_replace(root_path)):
             TableShowsRootfolder.update({TableShowsRootfolder.accessible: 0,
                                          TableShowsRootfolder.error: 'This Sonarr root directory does not seems to '
@@ -134,8 +137,11 @@ def check_radarr_rootfolder():
     rootfolder = TableMoviesRootfolder.select(TableMoviesRootfolder.id, TableMoviesRootfolder.path).dicts()
     for item in rootfolder:
         root_path = item['path']
-        if not root_path.endswith(os.path.sep):
-            root_path += os.path.sep
+        if not root_path.endswith(('/', '\\')):
+            if root_path.startswith('/'):
+                root_path += '/'
+            else:
+                root_path += '\\'
         if not os.path.isdir(path_mappings.path_replace_movie(root_path)):
             TableMoviesRootfolder.update({TableMoviesRootfolder.accessible: 0,
                                          TableMoviesRootfolder.error: 'This Radarr root directory does not seems to '