diff --git a/examples/ngrok-connect-full.js b/examples/ngrok-connect-full.js
index 10b85df..6d7708a 100644
--- a/examples/ngrok-connect-full.js
+++ b/examples/ngrok-connect-full.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ngrok.consoleLog("INFO"); // turn on info logging
 (async function () {
   const url = await ngrok.connect({
     // session configuration
-    addr: `pipe:${UNIX_SOCKET}`,
+    addr: `unix:${UNIX_SOCKET}`,
     // addr: `localhost:8080`,
     // authtoken: "<authtoken>",
     authtoken_from_env: true,
diff --git a/examples/ngrok-labeled.js b/examples/ngrok-labeled.js
index 7dd5709..e95a173 100644
--- a/examples/ngrok-labeled.js
+++ b/examples/ngrok-labeled.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ builder.connect().then((session) => {
 
 /*
 ngrok.connect({
-    addr: "pipe:" + UNIX_SOCKET,
+    addr: "unix:" + UNIX_SOCKET,
     authtoken_from_env: true,
     labels: "edge:edghts_<edge_id>",
     proto: "labeled",
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 7771e14..69152f6 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 export interface Config {
   /**
    * Port, network address, or named pipe. Defaults to 80.
-   * Examples: "80", "localhost:8080", "pipe:/tmp/my.sock"
+   * Examples: "80", "localhost:8080", "unix:/tmp/my.sock", "pipe://./my-pipe"
    */
   addr?: number|string
   auth?: string|Array<string>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 681a11e..576deb2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function isMusl() {
   // For Node 10
   if (!process.report || typeof process.report.getReport !== 'function') {
     try {
-      const lddPath = require('child_process').execSync('which ldd').toString().trim();
+      const lddPath = require('child_process').execSync('which ldd').toString().trim()
       return readFileSync(lddPath, 'utf8').includes('musl')
     } catch (e) {
       return true
@@ -488,8 +488,12 @@ async function ngrokLinkPipe(tunnel, server) {
     console.debug("Cannot change permissions of file: " + filename);
   }
   // forward tunnel
-  const proto = platform == "win32" ? "pipe:" : "unix:";
-  tunnel.forward(proto + filename);
+  var addr = "unix:" + filename;
+  if (platform == "win32") {
+    // convert pipe path to url
+    addr = "pipe:" + filename.replace("\\\\.\\pipe\\", "//./");
+  }
+  tunnel.forward(addr);
   socket.path = filename; // surface to caller
 
   return socket;
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 4064afe..79c0177 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use napi_derive::napi;
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Config {
     /// Port, network address, or named pipe. Defaults to 80.
-    /// Examples: "80", "localhost:8080", "pipe:/tmp/my.sock"
+    /// Examples: "80", "localhost:8080", "unix:/tmp/my.sock", "pipe://./my-pipe"
     #[napi(ts_type = "number|string")]
     pub addr: Option<String>,
     // Synonym for basic_auth
diff --git a/trailer.js b/trailer.js
index a08215a..7c51a17 100644
--- a/trailer.js
+++ b/trailer.js
@@ -216,8 +216,12 @@ async function ngrokLinkPipe(tunnel, server) {
     console.debug("Cannot change permissions of file: " + filename);
   }
   // forward tunnel
-  const proto = platform == "win32" ? "pipe:" : "unix:";
-  tunnel.forward(proto + filename);
+  var addr = "unix:" + filename;
+  if (platform == "win32") {
+    // convert pipe path to url
+    addr = "pipe:" + filename.replace("\\\\.\\pipe\\", "//./");
+  }
+  tunnel.forward(addr);
   socket.path = filename; // surface to caller
 
   return socket;